The Westover Wolverines will square off against the Triton Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Westover is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Harnett Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-0 victory. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Trojans are ranked 453rd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westover had a senior duo take command as Tytiana Dowden almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine steals and Ty'Asia Carr posted 17 points. Dahliyana Baldwin was another key player, putting up seven points and five steals.
Meanwhile, after only 19 points in their last match, Triton made sure to put some points up on the board against Smithfield-Selma on Thursday. Triton blew past Smithfield-Selma 56-27. The game marked the Hawks' most dominant win of the season so far.
Triton's win came from a few key players Westover will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Neveah Hawley, who had 24 points and six steals. Another player making a difference was Ja'Niah Smith, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 steals.
Westover's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.0 points per game. As for Triton, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Westover took their victory against Triton in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 58-37. Does Westover have another victory up their sleeve, or will Triton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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