The North Eagles will face off against the Horse Creek Academy Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
North will bounce into Friday's match after beating Ridge Spring-Monetta, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. North took down Ridge Spring-Monetta 61-45 on Tuesday.
Kailen Parks was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 34 points and 11 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of North's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dianne Hosey, who posted 13 points and three steals.
North was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Horse Creek Academy hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They walked away with a 49-38 win over Wagener-Salley on Tuesday. The contest marked the Stallions' most dominant victory of the season.
North better keep an eye on Zariyah Price. She was instrumental in Horse Creek Academy's win, putting up 20 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Price has scored at least a third of Horse Creek Academy's points. Layla Sistare was another key player, earning 11 points.
North pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Horse Creek Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-13.
Everything came up roses for North against Horse Creek Academy in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 68-24 win. In that matchup, North amassed a halftime lead of 38-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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