Two dominant guards in Ashanti Taylor and Caroline Clark are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Porter Ridge Pirates will square off against the Weddington Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Porter Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with an 81-68 win over Monroe on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Weddington strolled past East Mecklenburg with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 56-41. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Eagles are ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Weddington found their leader in sophomore Clark, who posted 11 points and eight steals. With that strong performance, Clark is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Walker, who put up nine points.
Weddington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Porter Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Weddington, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5.
Porter Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Weddington in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Clark, who went 8 of 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 27 points and five rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Porter Ridge still be able to contain Clark? There's only one way to find out.
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