Seventy-First unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 66-27 loss at the hands of the Hoggard Vikings. The Falcons lost against the Vikings in their previous head to head back in November of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 62-45 score last time.
Seventy-First lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Makilah Bryant, who posted six points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jewel Gully, who scored 11 points.
Hoggard's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tristan Shivers, who shot 55% from the field to rack up 17 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. Shivers has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Jones, who had 14 points.
Hoggard has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Seventy-First didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-30 victory against Knightdale on the 28th. As for Hoggard, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-15 win against Jacksonville on the 25th.
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