West Johnston is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Hunt is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Johnston Wildcats will take on the Hunt Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Johnston proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 36) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged C.B. Aycock out 52-50.
Meanwhile, even though South Johnston scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, Hunt still came out on top. Hunt took their matchup against South Johnston 67-57. Given Hunt's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while South Johnston is ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hunt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Drew Pittman led the charge by scoring 14 points. Another player making a difference was Na'sir Hines, who scored 12 points.
West Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Hunt, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
West Johnston came up short against Hunt in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-59. Will West Johnston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
