Southeast Halifax was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Wilson Prep Tigers and fell 70-17. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Tigers are ranked 78th).
Wilson Prep found their leader in freshman Paris Best, who dropped a triple-double on 16 points, 11 assists, and ten steals. Those ten steals set a new season-high mark for Best. Nakiya Boston was another key player, going 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Southeast Halifax's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Wilson Prep, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Southeast Halifax has already played their next game (against Nash Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Wilson Prep Tigers challenge the Northampton County Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilson Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
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