The Hunt Warriors struggled with assists on Thursday (the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Hunt fell just short of C.B. Aycock by a score of 47-44. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hunt of the 33-20 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Despite the loss, Hunt had strong showings from Ti'asia Taylor, who scored 18 points along with two steals, and Mahalia Thoms, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Thoms has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
C.B. Aycock's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Bree Jones, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jones is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Zakayla Sanders, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Hunt now has a losing record at 12-13. As for C.B. Aycock, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-12.
Hunt does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for C.B. Aycock, they and Fike will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Fike is coming into the match with eight straight victories at home, so C.B. Aycock will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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