It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the New Hanover Wildcats had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 73-31 win over the Knights. New Hanover's victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Leading New Hanover to victory were Nolan Billings and Rodmik Allen. Billings dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, while Allen almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine steals. Allen is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Zeus Batts, who scored nine points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
New Hanover pushed their record up to 28-0 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.1 points. As for Northern Durham, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-17.
New Hanover will be playing in front of their home fans against Knightdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knightdale has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests. Northern Durham does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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