Hunt is 2-8 against East Wake since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Hunt Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the East Wake Warriors at 2:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hunt sitting on seven straight victories and East Wake on 11.
On Friday, Hunt didn't have too much trouble with South Johnston as they won 57-40.
AJ Hampton
| 02/07/25 vs South Johnston | 67% |
| 02/05/25 vs West Johnston | 75% |
| 01/31/25 vs Southern Wayne | 67% |
| 01/28/25 vs Smithfield-Selma | 75% |
| 01/27/25 vs Fike | 50% |
| + 2 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hunt to victory, but perhaps none more so than AJ Hampton, who posted 16 points and five rebounds. Hampton is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last seven games he's played. Ny'Gir Alston was another key player, putting up nine points along with three steals and three blocks.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for East Wake against Fike on Friday as the team secured a 90-54 win. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Hunt's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 39.1% in those games and 22.4% outside of them. As for East Wake, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Things could have been worse for Hunt, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-44 loss to East Wake when the teams last played back in January. Can Hunt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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