The Seventy-First Falcons will head out to take on the South View Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Seventy-First saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell to West Charlotte 59-55. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, South View entered their tilt with Trinity Christian on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 69-45 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 24 points or more this season.
Seventy-First better keep an eye on Danauje Brooks. She was instrumental in South View's win, putting up 32 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Brooks has scored at least a third of South View's points. Jordynn Parnell was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards.
South View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 16 consecutive matchups.
South View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Seventy-First, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Seventy-First lost to South View on the road by a decisive 62-44 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Seventy-First avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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