The Hoggard Vikings will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the South View Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hoggard is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 18 games.
Hoggard had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 56-45 victory over Wakefield on Friday.
Hoggard's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Tristan Shivers, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists, and Sarah Elgart, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Avery Fitzgerald was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two blocks.
Meanwhile, South View strolled past D.H. Conley with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-32. South View pushed the score to 42-22 by the end of the third, a deficit D.H. Conley cut but never quite recovered from.
South View's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nahmiah Aekins, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Aekins has scored at least a third of South View's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zakiera Gaillard, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Hoggard pushed their record up to 28-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 25.1 points. As for South View, they have been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Hoggard strolled past South View in their previous matchup back in December of 2019 by a score of 45-26. Does Hoggard have another victory up their sleeve, or will South View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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