The Apex Friendship Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Willow Spring Storm at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Apex Friendship has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Willow Spring will arrive with 12 straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Apex Friendship came up short against Middle Creek and fell 42-29. While losing is never fun, Apex Friendship can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Middle Creek is ranked 59th).
Despite the loss, Apex Friendship got a solid performance out of Ailani Collazo, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Amelia Walls, who scored three points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, even though South Garner scored an imposing 55 points on Friday, Willow Spring still came out on top. Willow Spring took their game against South Garner 68-55.
Willow Spring's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kayleen Grullon, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Zariah Burnette, who scored 12 points along with seven steals.
Apex Friendship's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Willow Spring, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Apex Friendship couldn't quite finish off Willow Spring in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 59-57. Can Apex Friendship avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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