Willow Spring is 7-1 against South Garner since December of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Willow Spring Storm are taking a road trip to square off against the South Garner Titans at 7:00 p.m. Willow Spring knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully South Garner likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Willow Spring beat Garner 65-55. Given the Storm's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Trojans are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/28/25 vs Garner | 2 |
| 01/27/25 vs Corinth Holders | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Fuquay - Varina | 2 |
| 01/07/25 @ Cleveland | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs South Garner | 6 |
Willow Spring's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taylor Gray, who went 9 for 13 on her way to 19 points and six boards. Gray has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Raven Wooden was another key player, going 6 of 7 en route to 18 points and five assists.
Willow Spring was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went South Garner's way against Clayton on Tuesday as South Garner made off with a 72-51 win. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
South Garner pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points per game. As for Willow Spring, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Willow Spring, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-42 loss to South Garner in their previous matchup on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Garner's Harleigh Clark, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that Willow Spring knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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