Enloe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 62-58 heartbreaker at the hands of the South View Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Tigers are ranked 175th).
Enloe's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Preston Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Daylen Chamblee was another key player, putting up seven points along with five assists and three steals.
Eagles
| 01/18/25 vs South View | 18 |
| 01/03/25 vs East Wake | 10 |
| 12/20/24 @ Heritage | 10 |
| 01/09/25 @ Cardinal Gibbons | 3 |
| 01/14/25 vs Southeast Raleigh | 2 |
Even though they lost, Enloe was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Yabniel Cheveres, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Darin Word, who scored ten points and six rebounds.
Enloe's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for South View, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Enloe will venture away from home to take on Broughton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Broughton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.8 points per game this season. As for South View, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Douglas Byrd at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South View has seven straight wins, Douglas Byrd has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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