The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will head out to take on the Green Hope Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Holly Springs lost to Apex Friendship on the road by a 65-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Golden Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Patriots are ranked 56th).
| 01/26/24 vs Apex Friendship | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ Apex Friendship | 3 |
| 01/05/24 @ Middle Creek | 3 |
| 02/09/24 vs Cary | 2 |
| 01/30/24 @ Green Hope | 2 |
Holly Springs' loss came about despite a quality game from Amy Lissow, who posted 15 points along with six rebounds and three blocks. That's the most blocks Lissow has posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Lydia Thomas, who earned eight points.
Even though they lost, Holly Springs was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 4.1.
Meanwhile, Green Hope beat Middle Creek 43-36 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Holly Springs better keep an eye on Abigail Brown. She was instrumental in Green Hope's win, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards. Brown has been hot, having posted ten or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Chloe Lee was another key player, putting up 11 points and five steals.
Green Hope is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Holly Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Holly Springs has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Green Hope struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Holly Springs lost to Green Hope on the road by a decisive 46-28 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brown, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Now that Holly Springs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
