The Weddington Warriors will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Independence Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Weddington will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Independence is ranked seventh).
After a string of three wins, Weddington's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 54-41 to Butler.
Weddington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Caroline Clark, who scored 20 points along with 8 rebounds, and Madison Motto who scored 9 points along with 13 rebounds. Clark scored a full 48.8% of Weddington's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, even though Porter Ridge scored an imposing 67 points on Monday, Independence still came out on top. Independence enjoyed a cozy 83-67 victory over Porter Ridge. Independence's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Independence relied on the efforts of Jessica Worthey, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Kamryn Kitchen, who scored 27 points along with 9 rebounds and 5 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which Kitchen has scored at least 25% of Independence's points. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Carson, who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
Weddington's victory bumped their season record to 4-2 while Butler's defeat dropped theirs to 3-1.
Weddington might still be hurting after the 62-38 loss they got from Independence in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Will Weddington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
