Gators
| 01/29/25 vs Green Hope | 80 |
| 11/26/24 @ Fuquay - Varina | 79 |
| 01/07/25 vs Holly Springs | 76 |
| 12/17/24 @ Cary | 72 |
| 01/24/25 @ Apex | 71 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Green Level). They breezed by the Green Hope Falcons to the tune of 80-37 on Wednesday. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Falcons are ranked 196th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Green Level to victory were Israel Eatman and Trevor Manhertz. Eatman went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points along with eight boards and three steals, while Manhertz went 6 of 13 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven assists and five rebounds. Eatman's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Isaac Ericksen was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 12 points.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Green Level was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Green Hope only racked up nine assists.
Green Hope lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kody Frey, who posted 12 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Connelly, who earned ten points.
Green Level's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Green Hope, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Green Level will challenge Cary at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cary has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 214 points over their last three contests. As for Green Hope, they will take on Apex Friendship at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Green Hope is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.
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