On Thursday, the New Hanover Wildcats strolled past the Wilmington Christian Academy Patriots with points to spare, taking the game 52-36. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Leading New Hanover to victory were Zirhe Sellers and Brianna Stanley. Sellers dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Stanley went 5 for 12 en route to 16 points plus six steals. Sellers is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Justine McCague, who had six points along with two steals.
New Hanover was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilmington Christian Academy only posted seven.
Wilmington Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ava Gray, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Lauren Steinhauer, who had nine points in addition to two steals. With that strong performance, Gray is now averaging an impressive 8.7 rebounds per game.
New Hanover's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
New Hanover didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-35 defeat against Richmond on the 23rd. As for Wilmington Christian Academy, they will head out to square off against Jacksonville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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