Two dominant guards in Jewel Brewington and Ti'asia Taylor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fike Demons will head out on the road to challenge the Hunt Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fike is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Fike put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Southern Wayne 46-25. Given Fike's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Southern Wayne is ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fike relied on the efforts of Emory Skinner, who scored 14 points, and Brewington, who scored 19 points. Brewington is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last four games she's played. Connie Pleasants was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Meanwhile, everything went Hunt's way against West Johnston on Tuesday as Hunt made off with a 62-37 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Hunt just coasted through the last quarter.
Taylor was her usual excellent self, scoring 33 points along with five rebounds and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Hunt's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracelynn Wolzen, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
Fike's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Hunt, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Fike have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 20.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Hunt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fike strolled past Hunt when the teams last played back in January by a score of 54-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fike since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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