The South Johnston Trojans have not done well against the East Wake Warriors recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. South Johnston blew past East Wake 42-22. The win made it back-to-back wins for South Johnston.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Johnston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emma Grey Thornton, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Winborne, who scored ten points.
Despite the loss, East Wake had strong showings from Cadyn Edwards, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds, and Erica Rawlings, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. Rawlings hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for eight straight games.
The victory got South Johnston back to even at 11-11. As for East Wake, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Johnston will face off against West Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Johnston is coming into the game with three straight losses at home, meaning South Johnston will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for East Wake, they will head out on the road to square off against Smithfield-Selma at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Smithfield-Selma comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last 21 games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
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