Basketball Recap: Mount Tabor Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Amani Morris and Shaymiah Bailey

Mount Tabor was the 53-50 winner over Davie when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Mount Tabor Spartans fell 66-56 to the Davie War Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the War Eagles are ranked 89th).

Shaymiah Bailey and Amani Morris certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Bailey dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 boards, while Morris posted 13 points. Bailey has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 14 times she's played.

Davie found their leader in freshman Gracie Shore, who went 5 of 9 en route to 16 points in addition to six assists and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Shore has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivian Vaughters, who went 6 for 9 on her way to 15 points along with six boards and three steals.

Mount Tabor has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Davie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount Tabor will challenge Glenn at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount Tabor is facing Glenn at the right time seeing as Glenn is stuck on a 16-game losing streak. As for Davie, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against West Forsyth at 6:30 p.m. West Forsyth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.