The Chapel Hill Tigers will square off against the South Garner Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Chapel Hill sitting on 15 straight victories and South Garner on six.
Chapel Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Broughton 60-42.
Dezariyah Clark
| 02/25/25 vs Broughton | 8 |
| 02/07/25 vs Northern Durham | 6 |
| 11/19/24 @ Cedar Ridge | 5 |
| 02/22/25 vs Jordan | 4 |
| 02/11/25 @ Hillside | 4 |
Dezariyah Clark continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9-for-14 on her way to 23 points along with eight boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Beale, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards.
Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 57 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, South Garner didn't have too much trouble with Pinecrest on Tuesday as they won 60-42. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th in North Carolina, while the Patriots are ranked 154th in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Garner found their leader in sophomore Kimaya Barnes, who posted 16 points and eight steals. Barnes has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 21 times she's played. Taylor Moore was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Chapel Hill pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.9 points. As for South Garner, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Chapel Hill has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.8 boards per game. However, it's not like South Garner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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