The Southern Nash Firebirds's and the Rocky Mount Gryphons's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but the Southern Nash Firebirds turned on the heat in the second half with 29 points. Everything went Southern Nash's way against Rocky Mount as Southern Nash made off with a 58-37 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Southern Nash has managed all season.
Southern Nash's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brandon Hill, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tylik Mitchell, who scored 13 points.
Rocky Mount lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gerald Davis, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Anthony Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Southern Nash is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Rocky Mount, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Southern Nash will be playing in front of their home fans against Northern Nash at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Northern Nash sitting on nine straight victories and Southern Nash on three. As for Rocky Mount, they will head out on the road to square off against Franklinton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Franklinton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up five on Friday.
