The Stuart W. Cramer Storm will head out on the road to challenge the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Stuart W. Cramer sitting on eight straight wins and East Lincoln on 22.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Stuart W. Cramer walked away with it. They secured a 69-64 W over the Panthers on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Oshauna Holland continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 11 rebounds. Holland is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least three every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellia Barajas, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over Freedom on Friday, taking the game 53-43. Given East Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while Freedom is ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stuart W. Cramer pushed their record up to 24-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for East Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 28-1.
Stuart W. Cramer came up short against East Lincoln in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 68-59. Can Stuart W. Cramer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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