The Wayne Country Day Chargers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hoggard Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on December 5th. Wayne Country Day will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Hoggard is ranked 38th).
Wayne Country Day struggled with offensive rebounds on Saturday (South Central had 1000% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Wayne Country Day was outmatched by South Central on the road and fell 58-31.
Despite the defeat, Wayne Country Day saw an underclassman step up: Jada Vanderhorst dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds. Vanderhorst scored a full 54.8% of Wayne Country Day's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Hoggard waltzed into Thursday's game with two straight wins but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West Bladen 60-12 at home. Fans of Hoggard have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season ended as a blowout.
Hoggard can attribute much of their success to Sarah Elgart, who scored 13 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals, and Tristan Shivers, who scored 13 points along with 7 assists and 7 steals. The contest was Shivers' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Chance (XP), who scored 8 points along with 3 steals.
Wayne Country Day's victory bumped their season record to 2-2 while South Central's loss dropped theirs to 3-1.
Tuesday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Wayne Country Day have been dynamite from deep this season, having only made 32.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Hoggard struggles in that department as they've drained 45.3% of theirs this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
