Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Willow Spring

Storm

Previous 3 Games

02/17/26 vs Green Level	57-53
02/12/26 vs Green Hope	70-50
02/10/26 vs Apex	65-35

Willow Spring extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping them up to 18-6. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 57-53 W against the Green Level Gators. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

As for Green Level, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while Willow Spring is ranked 72nd).

Loss or not, Green Level got some senior leadership from Garrett Midkiff and Andrew Schall. Midkiff went 8-for-13 to rack up 21 points and five assists, while Schall shot 50% from the field en route to 19 points and six rebounds. Schall's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Tyson Miller, who posted five points.

Coming up, Willow Spring won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Panther Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Storm's defense better be ready for this one: the Catamounts have averaged an impressive 59.4 points per game this season. Green Level does not have any more games scheduled as of now.