The Hoggard Vikings waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 14 straight wins but they left with 15. They took down Ashley 39-20. Given Hoggard's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Ashley is ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hoggard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tristan Shivers, who scored nine points along with eight assists and four steals. Shivers hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Elgart, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Several Screaming Eagle players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bella Cook, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds. That was a full 35% of Ashley's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Palyn Everhart, who scored two points along with seven rebounds.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ashley struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Hoggard racked up ten assists.
Hoggard's win bumped their record up to 25-1. As for Ashley, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Hoggard is on the road again on Friday and plays New Hanover at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully New Hanover focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Wednesday. Ashley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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