A.C. Reynolds is on a 13-game streak of home wins, while St. Stephens is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The A.C. Reynolds Rockets will take on the St. Stephens Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. A.C. Reynolds has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 756 points over their last 11 matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but A.C. Reynolds had no problem doing just that on Friday. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 55-36. Given A.C. Reynolds' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Dudley is ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Peyton Harvey, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. She hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Julie Janus was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six assists.
Meanwhile, St. Stephens' game on Friday was all tied up 27-27 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 60-51 victory over West Henderson. 60 seems to be a good number for St. Stephens as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Molli Harris was her usual excellent self, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Blevins, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
A.C. Reynolds' victory bumped their record up to 25-1. As for St. Stephens, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Tuesday's match will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Janus and Harris. Janus has been dynamite this season: she has averaged 10.5 points, 2.8 steals, and 4.9 assists. For her part, Harris has averaged 15.1 points, 3.2 steals, and 3.5 assists.
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