Southern Lee hasn't had much luck against Union Pines recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Southern Lee Cavaliers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Union Pines Vikings at 6:00 p.m.
Southern Lee is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Monday. They were beaten by Richmond 71-11. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Raiders are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Union Pines' strategy against Hoke County on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Union Pines blew Hoke County out of the water with a 72-31 final score. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 22 points or more this season.
Union Pines' victory was their 12th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points over those games. As for Southern Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Southern Lee took a serious blow against Union Pines when the teams last played back in January, falling 76-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union Pines' Ashanti Fox, who went 10 for 24 to rack up 28 points and seven steals. Now that Southern Lee knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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