Basketball Recap: Deep Creek Piles Up the Points Against Currituck County

Hornets

Team Score

01/14/25 vs Currituck County	79
12/26/24 vs Hillside	72
01/07/25 @ King's Fork	70
12/13/24 vs KIPP NYC College Prep	66
12/05/24 vs Western Branch	59

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Deep Creek). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Currituck County Knights 79-24. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 25 points or more this season.

Deep Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kimora Hinton led the charge by putting up 16 points in addition to six assists and three steals. That's the most assists Hinton has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Herbert, who posted 16 points along with five boards and three steals.

Hinton wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Deep Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the defeat, Currituck County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Arianna White had 12 points. Savannah Banks was another key player, posting five points.

Deep Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.3 points. As for Currituck County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.

Deep Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 75-10 win against Lakeland on the 15th. As for Currituck County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 52-45 victory against Northeastern on the 17th.