The Terry Sanford Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the South Central Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Terry Sanford sitting on 13 straight victories and South Central on 17.
With a playoff game on the line, Terry Sanford rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 75-68 victory over the Colts. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Terry Sanford to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rebecca Kaba, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kaba has scored all season. Breonna Roaf was another key contributor, dropping a triple-double on 18 points, 12 rebounds, and ten assists.
Meanwhile, South Central beat Western Alamance 52-44 on Friday. That's two games straight that South Central has won by exactly eight points.
South Central can attribute much of their success to Niyani Mayo, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Jaidyn Boswell, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds. Mayo has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklynne Evans, who scored six points along with 18 rebounds.
Terry Sanford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for South Central, their win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-2.
Terry Sanford was able to grind out a solid victory over South Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 66-58. Does Terry Sanford have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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