After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hough, Cuthbertson was happy to have turned things around on Friday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 39-38 victory over the Parkwood Wolf Pack. This was a revenge game for the Cavaliers: when they faced off against the Wolf Pack back in November, they had to take a 41-36 loss.
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Cuthbertson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Howell led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten boards. Howell is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Ava Beals was another key player, putting up 21 points.
Cuthbertson was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkwood only racked up three assists.
Despite the loss, Parkwood still got an impressive performance from Jordan Vaughn, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Bell, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Cuthbertson's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Parkwood, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cuthbertson and Parkwood could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Cuthbertson (ranked 387th) will meet Charlotte Latin (ranked 30th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Parkwood (ranked 370th) will meet Forest Hills (ranked 169th) at 6:00 p.m. on December 20th.
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