The Ashbrook Greenwave are taking a road trip to square off against the Huss Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ashbrook knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 games -- so hopefully Huss likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, everything went Ashbrook's way against North Gaston as Ashbrook made off with an 81-59 win. Given the Greenwave's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Wildcats are ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Huss). They really took it to Stuart W. Cramer for the full four quarters, racking up a 94-58 victory. The win was nothing new for the Huskies as they're now sitting on three straight.
Ashbrook better focus on containing Jaleel Smith and Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips as the pair were huge in Huss' win. Smith went 11 of 19 on his way to 27 points along with six rebounds and five steals, while Phillips went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc to rack up 26 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Smith is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Antonio Worthy was another key player, putting up ten points and five boards.
Huss smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive matches.
Ashbrook's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Huss, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Ashbrook beat Huss 73-60 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Phillips, who went 11 of 23 en route to 27 points and six steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ashbrook still be able to contain Phillips? There's only one way to find out.
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