Two dominant guards in Oriyanna Galloway and Cassadie Fraser are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Southwest Onslow Stallions will head out to challenge the North Lenoir Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southwest Onslow is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 61-38 margin over Wallace-Rose Hill on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Stallions as they're now sitting on four straight.
Galloway and Khimara Dorsey were among the main playmakers for Southwest Onslow as the former dropped a triple-double on 27 points, ten boards, and 11 steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 21 points and 28 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Galloway has scored at least a third of Southwest Onslow's points. Another player making a difference was Jade Dollar, who posted five points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Southwest Onslow smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Lenoir posted their biggest win since February 13, 2024 on Monday. Everything went their way against Rosewood as North Lenoir made off with a 47-25 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Southwest Onslow's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for North Lenoir, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Southwest Onslow against North Lenoir when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 55-24 victory. In that matchup, Southwest Onslow amassed a halftime lead of 28-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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