Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Washington County Panthers walked away with it. They walked away with a 53-45 win over the Vikings on Tuesday.
Leading Washington County to victory were Ke'Myia Young and Aaliyah Carter. Young scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Carter scored 21 points along with six steals. Carter is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakiyah Kornegay, who scored four points.
Loss or not, Northwest Halifax got some senior leadership from Camaya Adkins and Aleigha Allen. Adkins scored 17 points, while Allen. scored 11 points. That was a full 37.8% of Northwest Halifax's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Washington County pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Northwest Halifax, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-7.
Washington County will head out on the road to square off against Falls Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Falls Lake will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Washington County surely won't give up without a fight. Northwest Halifax does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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