The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 25 points or more this season. They blew past South Point 62-37. Given Dutch Fork's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in South Carolina, while South Point is ranked 196th in North Carolina), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Michaela Fairwell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and ten steals. The game was her eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christyonna Jackson, who scored 12 points.
When it comes to explaining why South Point lost, one person who can't be blamed is Amya Graham. Despite the final result, she scored 14 points along with nine rebounds. Graham scored a full 37.8% of South Point's points, the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Dutch Fork has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for South Point, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Dutch Fork won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Marvin Ridge at 12:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. South Point won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Fort Mill at 2:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Fort Mill is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
