Two dominant guards in Kaleigh Lucas and Chabria Tate are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The South Pointe Stallions and the Evans Knights will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a 11-game winning streak alive.
On Friday, South Pointe humbled Darlington with a 73-35 victory. The Stallions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 36 points or more this season.
| 12/27/24 vs Darlington | 29 |
| 12/26/24 vs Forest Hills | 18 |
| 12/21/24 vs Dorman | 23 |
| 12/19/24 vs Denmark-Olar | 17 |
South Pointe can attribute much of their success to Lucas, who went 12 for 22 on her way to 29 points in addition to seven boards and six steals, and JaNyia Cunningham, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Lucas' afternoon made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyan Hinnant, who posted six points and six boards.
South Pointe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evans). They breezed by Lewisville to the tune of 79-17 on Friday. The Knights is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the ten contest they've won by 20+ points or more this season.
Evans' win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for South Pointe, their victory bumped their record up to 11-0.
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