Having just played yesterday, the South View Tigers will jump right back in to play the Enloe Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. South View knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Enloe likes a good challenge.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, South View beat Cape Fear 72-67. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Colts are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 @ Cape Fear | 18 |
| 01/09/25 vs Purnell Swett | 24 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lumberton | 20 |
| 01/04/25 @ Westover | 17 |
South View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Antrell Gilmore led the charge by going 6 for 11 en route to 18 points and five steals. Gilmore's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yabniel Cheveres, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 21 points.
South View smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Enloe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 50-38 to Southeast Raleigh.
South View will need focus on slowing down Malone Bridgers, one of several Enloe players who made an impact when they last played. He posted two points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Bridgers a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was John Brown, who put up ten points and three steals.
South View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Enloe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
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