South Lenoir lost against Southwest Onslow back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Lenoir Blue Devils were beaten by the Southwest Onslow Stallions 52-21. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 572nd, while the Stallions are ranked 277th).
When it comes to explaining why South Lenoir lost, don't look at Makenzie Herring. Despite the final result, she posted nine points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lily Cole, who put up two points and four steals.
Leading Southwest Onslow to victory were Khimara Dorsey and Oriyanna Galloway. Dorsey dropped a double-double on 12 points and 30 boards, while Galloway almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals. The dominant performance also gave Dorsey a new career-high in steals (eight). Brinkleyanne Lucas was another key player, going 7 for 12 on her way to 18 points.
South Lenoir dropped their record down to 2-17 with the loss, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Southwest Onslow, their record is now 9-7.
South Lenoir didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-31 defeat against Kinston on the 5th. As for Southwest Onslow, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-37 win against Wallace-Rose Hill on the 6th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
