The Corinth Holders Pirates entered their tilt with the West Johnston Wildcats with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went Corinth Holders' way against West Johnston on Tuesday as Corinth Holders made off with a 57-33 victory. Given Corinth Holders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while West Johnston is ranked 439th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Corinth Holders to victory were Darla Lee and Kamea Davis. Lee scored 22 points, while Davis dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The match was Lee's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lauren Sizemore, who scored 9 points along with 7 rebounds.
West Johnston's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trinity Perry-Moore, who scored 9 points along with 7 rebounds. Jenna Underwood was another key contributor, scoring 7 points.
Corinth Holders' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for West Johnston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Corinth Holders will take on Southern Nash at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Allowing an average of 55.5 points per game, Southern Nash has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this matchup. As for West Johnston, they will play host again and welcome Harnett Central, where tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Harnett Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Wednesday.
