South Point lost against Huss back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Point Red Raiders took a 63-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huss Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Huskies are ranked 69th).
| 01/14/25 vs Huss | 21 |
| 01/09/25 vs Stuart W. Cramer | 19 |
| 01/08/25 vs Catawba Ridge | 19 |
| 01/07/25 @ Forestview | 26 |
| 01/03/25 @ Cox Mill | 21 |
When it comes to explaining why South Point lost, don't look at Jaishawn Woods. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 17 on his way to 21 points. The contest was Woods' fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Rumph, who posted 12 points and five boards.
Huss found their leader in sophomore Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips, who went 9 of 17 en route to 26 points and five rebounds. Phillips is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaleel Smith, who scored 18 points and three steals.
South Point's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Huss, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
South Point will venture away from home to square off against Crest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully South Point likes a good challenge. As for Huss, they will host Stuart W. Cramer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Stuart W. Cramer is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
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