The Hunt Warriors will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Northwest Halifax Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Hunt saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 63-45 bruising from Chapel Hill.
The losing side was boosted by Austin Joyner, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Dixon, who posted nine points and three steals.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Northwest Halifax and North Edgecombe, and North Edgecombe kept the tradition alive. The Vikings took a 73-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (56), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Hunt will have to keep a close watch on Daveion Richardson and Jermauri Evans, a pair of players who had a big impact on Northwest Halifax's prior game. Richardson dropped a double-double with 18 points and 15 boards, while Evans went 7-for-15 on his way to 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Richardson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Chris Williams, who earned 12 points.
Northwest Halifax dropped their record down to 1-2 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points over those games. As for Hunt, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
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