The Willow Spring Storm will square off against the Green Level Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Willow Spring's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
Willow Spring proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 23) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They pulled ahead with a 63-62 photo finish over Apex Friendship.
Xavion Terrell
| 02/20/26 @ Apex Friendship | 70% |
| 02/18/26 vs Panther Creek | 38% |
| 02/12/26 vs Green Hope | 63% |
| 02/10/26 vs Apex | 50% |
| 02/09/26 @ Jordan | 44% |
| + 19 more games |
Willow Spring's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Xavion Terrell, who went 7-for-10 to rack up 14 points and six rebounds. What's more, Terrell also posted a 70% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in November of 2025. Ricardo Oriol was another key player, shooting 67% from the field on his way to 13 points.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Green Level and Willow Spring, and Willow Spring kept the tradition alive. The Gators fell 57-53 to the Storm on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Storm are ranked 64th).
Loss or not, Green Level got some senior leadership from Garrett Midkiff and Andrew Schall. Midkiff went 8-for-13 en route to 21 points and five assists, while Schall shot 50% from the field to rack up 19 points and six boards. Schall's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Miller, who posted five points.
Willow Spring has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Green Level, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.
Willow Spring didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Green Level in their previous matchup on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Gators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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