The Apex Friendship Patriots won the last time they faced the Northwood Chargers, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Apex Friendship came out on top against Northwood by a score of 58-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Apex Friendship.
Jasmine Nivar was on fire: she dropped a double-double on 33 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Apex Friendship's points. Another player making a difference was Avery Kiger, who scored 10 points along with 5 rebounds.
Several Chargers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Skylar Adams, who scored 14 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Adams scored a full 27.5% of Northwood's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Neah Henry, who scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Even though they lost, Northwood were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apex Friendship only pulled down eight.
Apex Friendship's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Northwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Apex Friendship will face off against Willow Spring at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Willow Spring will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Northwood, they will head out on the road to face off against North Moore at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
