The Terry Sanford Bulldogs came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 67-56 win over Westover. Given Terry Sanford's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while Westover is ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Terry Sanford's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaidiah Blake, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Blake has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rebecca Kaba, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 17 rebounds.
Westover's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rmani Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Dahliyana Baldwin who scored 16 points along with four steals. Robinson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times she's played.
Terry Sanford is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Westover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Terry Sanford will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against E.E. Smith at 6:00 p.m. Terry Sanford is on a three-game streak of home wins, E.E. Smith a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Westover, they will head out on the road to challenge Western Harnett at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westover is facing Western Harnett at the right time seeing as Western Harnett is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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