02/04/25 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta | 21 |
01/31/25 @ Blackville-Hilda | 28 |
01/30/25 @ Ridge Spring-Monetta | 35 |
01/28/25 @ Williston-Elko | 25 |
01/25/25 @ Hunter-Kinard-Tyler | 28 |
North had won two straight home games and Stetson Stacks did his part to make it three on Tuesday. The North Eagles enjoyed a cozy 75-56 victory over the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans thanks in part to Stacks, who went 8 for 15 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. He has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 20 times he's played.
Jasiah Jackson was another key player, putting up three points and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists.
Ridge Spring-Monetta's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Briston Matthews, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Matthews is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Fuller, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.6 points per game. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
North will host Horse Creek Academy at 7:30 a.m. on Friday. One thing working in North's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, they are taking a road trip to square off against Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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