
Warriors
01/28/25 vs Smithfield-Selma | 81 |
01/27/25 vs Fike | 75 |
01/07/25 @ Southern Wayne | 74 |
12/28/24 vs Fike | 73 |
11/23/24 vs South View | 71 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hunt). They blew past the Smithfield-Selma Spartans 81-44 on Tuesday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Spartans are ranked 542nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hunt got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Na'Sir Hines out in front who went 7 for 15 on his way to 27 points and four steals. Those 27 points gave Hines a new career-high. Tyler Pridgen was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten assists.
Hunt was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Smithfield-Selma still got an impressive performance from Johnavon Cox, who went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Cox has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cooper Harris, who posted five points.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Hunt, bringing their record for this year to 13-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Hunt will square off against Southern Wayne at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hunt is facing Southern Wayne at the right time seeing as Southern Wayne is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Smithfield-Selma, they will face off against East Wake at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Wake will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Smithfield-Selma surely won't give up without a fight.
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