Basketball Recap: Hunt Drops Season-High Score on Fike

Warriors

Team Score

12/28/24 vs Fike	73
11/23/24 vs South View	71
12/03/24 @ D.H. Conley	66
12/19/24 @ Smithfield-Selma	65
11/22/24 vs First Flight	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hunt). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Fike Demons 73-71. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Warriors have posted since February 27, 2024.

Hunt found their leader in freshman Tyler Pridgen, who went 7 for 9 on his way to 19 points. Those 19 points set a new season-high mark for Pridgen. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Hampton, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.

Fike lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Da'Qavis Greene, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Greene is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. William Monk was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.

The win (which was Hunt's fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Fike, they moved to 8-2 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Hunt and Fike should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Hunt (ranked 191st) will meet Southern Wayne (ranked 495th) at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th. Hunt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season. Similarly, Fike (ranked 110th) will meet Smithfield-Selma (ranked 462nd) at 7:30 p.m. on January 7th.