Pine Forest has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Overhills Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Forest has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
A well-balanced attack led Pine Forest over Harnett Central in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pine Forest blew Harnett Central out of the water with a 53-19 final score. Given Pine Forest's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Harnett Central is ranked 458th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Janaea Conley was nothing short of spectacular: she almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. Chloe Wilson was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Overhills can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They breezed by Triton on the road to the tune of 67-40. Overhills pushed the score to 52-24 by the end of the third, a deficit Triton cut but never quite recovered from.
Overhills' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Najiha Allen, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 assists. Allen has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Eva Mcrae, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Pine Forest's victory bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Overhills, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Pine Forest have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Overhills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pine Forest came up short against Overhills in their previous meeting back in January, falling 49-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcrae, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Pine Forest 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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