Basketball Recap: South Point Comes Up Short

If South Point was feeling good fresh off their 80-39 takedown of Forestview last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Point Red Raiders were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 57-56 to the Stuart W. Cramer Storm. The loss continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Storm: they've now lost six in a row.

Amya Graham

Points

02/04/25 @ Stuart W. Cramer	31
01/31/25 vs Forestview	28
01/28/25 @ Ashbrook	32
01/24/25 vs Kings Mountain	17

Despite the loss, South Point still got an impressive performance from Amya Graham, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 15 rebounds. Graham's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Toney Milton, who posted 12 points and eight boards.

Even though they lost, South Point smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 15 consecutive matchups.

Oshauna Holland was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 34 points and 11 rebounds for Stuart W. Cramer. Holland is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 51 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Hadley Womack, who earned nine points and four steals.

South Point's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Stuart W. Cramer, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Point will take on Huss at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Huss' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests. As for Stuart W. Cramer, they will face off against Crest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Stuart W. Cramer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season.