Erwin won the last time they faced West Henderson, and Carson Wallace did his part to make sure it happened again. The Erwin Warriors strolled past the West Henderson Falcons with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 74-58 thanks in part to Wallace, who shot 6-for-10 from long range and dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Erwin's points.
12/28/24 vs West Henderson | 5 |
12/28/23 vs Tournament Opponent | 3 |
01/03/24 vs Enka | 3 |
11/17/23 vs Owen | 3 |
11/21/23 vs Pisgah | 2 |
Michael Petty was another key player, putting up seven points and five steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
When it comes to explaining why West Henderson lost, don't look at Tyler Nash. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 11 on his way to 21 points. Nash has been hot, having posted 15 or more points the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Maltby, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Erwin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for West Henderson, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Erwin wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 63-51 victory against Polk County on the 30th. As for West Henderson, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-37 loss against Pickens on the 30th.
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