Basketball Recap: Middle Creek Drops Season-High Score on Holly Springs

Mustangs

Team Score (Highest)

01/31/25 vs Holly Springs	69
12/27/24 vs Riverside-Durham	58
12/10/24 vs Green Hope	56
12/28/24 vs Nash Central	49
12/06/24 @ Garner	49

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Middle Creek). They enjoyed a cozy 69-54 victory over the Holly Springs Golden Hawks on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs: when they faced off against the Golden Hawks back in December of 2024, they had to take a 47-37 loss.

Leading Middle Creek to victory were Alysia Pergerson and Sarah Grace Furst. Pergerson dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 steals, while Furst went 7-for-13 en route to 19 points and six steals. Furst is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noa Turner, who posted seven points and seven boards.

Holly Springs' loss came despite strong showings from Kalaesia Lincoln and Nylah Collins. Lincoln went 5-for-6 to rack up 14 points and three steals, while Collins went 5-for-7 on her way to 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Lincoln a new career-high in shooting accuracy (83%). Kayla Sutherland also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Middle Creek's win bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Holly Springs, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Middle Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 38-34 defeat against Cary on the 4th. As for Holly Springs, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-38 victory against Apex on the 3rd.