After flying high against the West Johnston Wildcats last Tuesday, the Hunt Warriors came back down to earth. Hunt fell 54-47 to Fike on Friday. While losing is never fun, Hunt can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 304th, while Fike is ranked 122nd).
Gracelynn Wolzen and Mahalia Thoms certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Wolzen dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Thoms scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Wolzen is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiyana Harrison, who scored nine points.
Fike got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jalia Daniels out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that Daniels scored 15 or more points. Jewel Brewington was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven assists.
Hunt now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Fike, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Hunt will be playing in front of their home fans against East Wake at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fike will take on Smithfield-Selma at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Smithfield-Selma comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last 22 games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
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