The South River Seahawks waltzed into their matchup on Monday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They had just enough and edged Broadneck out 36-34. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South River also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Broadneck's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mackenzie Wharton, who scored three points along with ten rebounds and three steals. Wharton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Brianna Snowden was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
South River's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Broadneck, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-2.
South River will look to defend their home court on Friday against Chesapeake at 5:00 p.m. Chesapeake will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 84th, while South River is ranked 19th). As for Broadneck, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against North County at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Broadneck is facing North County at the right time seeing as North County is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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