North Moore hasn't had much luck against Seaforth recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Moore Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Seaforth Hawks at 7:30 p.m. North Moore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
North Moore saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 64-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southern Alamance.
| 12/28/24 vs Southern Alamance | 29 |
| 12/07/23 @ Gray Stone Day | 21 |
| 12/12/24 @ South Davidson | 19 |
| 12/01/23 vs Ascend Leadership | 15 |
| 02/06/24 @ Seaforth | 15 |
North Moore might have lost, but man, Brady Preslar was a machine: he went 12 for 19 on his way to 29 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Those 29 points gave Preslar a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colby Pennington, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Seaforth faced off against Leadership Academy on Monday. Seaforth secured a 47-41 W over Leadership Academy. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Hawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Falcons are ranked 151st).
Seaforth's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for North Moore, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
North Moore suffered a grim 83-61 defeat to Seaforth when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seaforth's Noah Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 assists. Now that North Moore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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