North Myrtle Beach is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Loris is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Myrtle Beach Chiefs will welcome the Loris Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Myrtle Beach is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, North Myrtle Beach beat Laney 45-37. The 45-point effort marked the Chiefs' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
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North Myrtle Beach's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madison Vereen, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 18 points and five steals. Vereen is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Washington, who posted eight points along with 13 boards and four blocks.
North Myrtle Beach smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Loris took on Carolina Forest on Tuesday. Loris lost to Carolina Forest at home by a 56-42 margin.
Loris' loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for North Myrtle Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
North Myrtle Beach strolled past Loris in their previous matchup on Friday by a score of 50-32. Will North Myrtle Beach repeat their success, or does Loris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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