Despite dressing only 6 players, the Storm took the East Wake Academy Eagles to the wire before falling 65-64 Friday night at New Life Camp. Four of the top seven scorers for the Storm were not available to play, leaving only Rebecca and the five 8th graders to try to avenge Tuesday’s overtime loss. After a perfectly-executed opening tip play (Hannah Grace to Shelby to Rebecca for the layup), East Wake soon grabbed an early lead they never relinquished. The Carlsons provided the early scoring for NLC, with Rebecca and Hannah scoring the team’s first 18 points. The Eagles led by as much as 10 points in the first half before the Storm closed to 33-28 at the half. The second half again had East Wake maintaining their lead but unable to pull away from the Storm, setting up an exciting 4th quarter. With the Eagles up by 9 and looking ready to pull away, 5 straight points from Hannah Grace made it 55-51. Shelby, who had neutralized East Wake’s big post player for most of the game, fouled out with 2 minutes to play. A layup and baseline jumper from Georgia brought NLC within 2 at 59-57, and the Storm had a good shot to tie it that didn’t go in. Rebecca fouled out with just over a minute to go, leaving the Storm with only 4 players, but they still weren’t finished. They kept fighting to the end, when Hannah Grace banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin. It was a valiant effort by the young Storm, but they came up just a little bit short in the end. Hannah Grace MacDonald had a breakout game, leading the Storm with 24 points and 8 rebounds, while Rebecca Carlson finished with 19 points.
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