The North Stokes Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alleghany Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in North Stokes' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Alleghany has been banged up by 20 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, North Stokes beat South Stokes 46-42.
Meanwhile, Alleghany was the victim of a tough 55-31 defeat at the hands of Starmount on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Alleghany in their matchups with Starmount: they've now lost seven in a row.
Alleghany's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sarah Bare, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds, and Ellie Crouse who scored seven points along with four steals.
Alleghany was without their leading scorer, Elizabeth Collins, in Tuesday's match. With Collins sidelined, Alleghany had to make some big changes to the lineup. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Layla Turner (13), Lillian Carrillo (28), and Crouse (17). The trio had averaged 5.35, 14.23, and 8.15 minutes respectively before Tuesday's contest. Crouse made the most of the opportunity, scoring seven points along with four steals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
North Stokes has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Alleghany, their loss dropped their record down to 1-21.
North Stokes strolled past Alleghany in their previous meeting on February 2nd by a score of 42-25. Does North Stokes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alleghany turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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