Bunn is 1-9 against Southern Nash since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bunn Wildcats will welcome the Southern Nash Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. Bunn has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Bunn turned things around against J.F. Webb on Monday. They walked away with a 64-56 victory over the Warriors. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 50.6 points per game.
12/30/24 vs J.F. Webb | 21 |
11/19/24 @ Granville Central | 13 |
12/11/24 @ Warren County | 12 |
12/27/24 vs Vance County | 12 |
12/14/24 vs Wake Prep Academy | 11 |
Isaac Bailey and Josiah Rice were among the main playmakers for Bunn as the former dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards and the latter went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Those 21 points gave Bailey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Kearney, who posted 12 points along with eight assists and five boards.
Bunn was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Southern Nash beat Beddingfield 53-48 on Saturday.
The victory got Southern Nash back to even at 4-4. As for Bunn, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Bunn was able to grind out a solid victory over Southern Nash in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 52-40. Will Bunn repeat their success, or does Southern Nash have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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