Statesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a hard 59-41 fall against the East Lincoln Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Mustangs are ranked 98th).
TanDriyana Allison
| 01/28/25 @ East Lincoln | 12 |
| 01/15/25 vs North Iredell | 10 |
| 12/27/24 vs Mooresville | 9 |
| 01/07/25 @ Foard | 8 |
| 11/25/24 vs Carson | 8 |
Several Greyhounds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was TanDriyana Allison, who posted six points along with 12 boards and three steals. Those 12 rebounds gave Allison a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Symerria Harris, who had nine points and eight boards.
East Lincoln was led to victory by Emma Montanari and Taniyah Thomas. Montanari dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Thomas went 5 of 8 on her way to 16 points and four steals. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 20 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Ledford, who earned nine points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Statesville's record is now 6-12. As for East Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Statesville will host Foard at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Lincoln, they will venture away from home to face off against West Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Lincoln is facing West Iredell at the right time seeing as West Iredell is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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