01/31/25 vs Southern Wayne | 22 |
01/28/25 vs Smithfield-Selma | 15 |
01/27/25 vs Fike | 16 |
Hunt extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Tyler Pridgen. The Hunt Warriors were the clear victor by a 77-57 margin over the Southern Wayne Saints on Friday thanks in part to Pridgen, who went 6 for 12 en route to 22 points and five steals. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Chadwick, who posted seven points in addition to six assists and five steals. Those five steals gave him a new career-high.
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kairell Evans, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. Dorien Toussian was another key player, putting up ten points and seven boards.
Hunt has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Southern Wayne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hunt will square off against East Wake at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Wake knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Hunt likes a good challenge. Southern Wayne has already played their next game (against South Johnston), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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