Storm vs. East Wake

New Life Storm 47 East Wake Academy Eagles 34

The NLC Storm put together a strong team effort to win a big road game against the East Wake Eagles in Zebulon. Unlike the first meeting between the two teams, which saw the Storm trail for most of the game before making a late comback for the win, this time the Storm took the lead 3-2 on a 3-pointer by Mary and never trailed again. The Storm played with good energy and moved the ball well, and when Emily hit a basket to make the score 14-6, they had 6 field goals made by 6 different players. NLC led at the half 27-13. In the 2nd half, the Eagles pressed full court, but the Storm handled it well with good passing and spacing. The Eagles were able to cut the lead to 9 points, but baskets by Mary and Ele'Jah pushed the lead back out again, and when Emily and Shelby executed a pick-and-roll that led to a basket by Shelby at the 3rd quarter buzzer, the score was 38-24. The Eagles never got the lead under double-figures again. Emily led a balanced scoring effort with 11 points. Shelby had 10 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 assists. Hannah also had 3 assists and Katie grabbed 5 steals.