There's no place like home for Willow Spring, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 72-54 win over the Athens Drive Jaguars on Tuesday. For the Storm, this counts as revenge for the 46-39 victory the Jaguars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Willow Spring to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavion Terrell, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Terrell a new career-high in assists (four). Brady Williams was another key player, posting nine points along with four steals.
Willow Spring was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Athens Drive's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Marcus Green, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Derek Crumpton, who scored 17 points plus eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Collin Peters, who earned eight points plus two steals.
Willow Spring pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Athens Drive, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Willow Spring will face off against Broughton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Athens Drive, they will take on Fuquay - Varina at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Fuquay - Varina is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season.
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