New Hanover won the last time they faced Ashley and things went their way on Friday too. The New Hanover Wildcats walked away with a 48-39 victory over the Ashley Screaming Eagle. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ Ashley | 16 |
| 01/07/25 @ North Brunswick | 10 |
| 12/09/24 vs South View | 8 |
| 01/28/25 @ Topsail | 8 |
| 02/19/24 vs South Brunswick | 7 |
New Hanover's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Skylar Herd led the charge by going 5 for 7 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Herd a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Brianna Stanley, who posted 14 points.
Ashley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ella Rose, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 15 points. Rose is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Meaney, who earned 11 points and eight rebounds.
New Hanover is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Ashley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-12.
New Hanover wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 61-19 win against North Brunswick on the 4th. Ashley has also already played their next game, a 47-32 victory against West Brunswick on the 4th.
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