The South View Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Hoggard Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South View walked away with it. They strolled past the Vikings with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-32. The win made it back-to-back wins for South View.
South View got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nahmiah Aekins out in front who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Aekins has scored at least a third of South View's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zakiera Gaillard, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Hoggard entered their tilt with Wakefield with 17 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 18. Hoggard came out on top against Wakefield by a score of 56-45 on Friday.
Hoggard's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tristan Shivers, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists, and Sarah Elgart, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Avery Fitzgerald, who scored 14 points along with two blocks.
South View is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Hoggard, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-1.
South View ended up a good deal behind Hoggard in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, losing 45-26. Thankfully for South View, Anya Massey (who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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