After two games on the road, Willow Spring is heading back home. They will take on the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Willow Spring's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six contests.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 19 to 4 on the offensive boards, a fact Willow Spring proved on Friday. They managed a 56-51 win over Corinth Holders. Given Willow Spring's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Corinth Holders is ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Willow Spring's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zariah Burnette, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine steals. Burnette has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last 15 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Korin Gladden, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Southeast Raleigh scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Garner, posting a 78-30 win at home. Southeast Raleigh has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Willow Spring is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Southeast Raleigh, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Willow Spring's way against Southeast Raleigh when the teams last played back in January as Willow Spring made off with a 49-27 victory. Will Willow Spring repeat their success, or does Southeast Raleigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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