Preview: Eastern Wayne Warriors vs. Goldsboro Cougars
Eastern Wayne is 0-10 against Goldsboro since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastern Wayne Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Goldsboro Cougars at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Eastern Wayne came up short against North Johnston and fell 73-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), Eastern Wayne still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Charlie Thomas, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jquarius Carr, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 88-29 victory over Spring Creek at home. Goldsboro has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Eastern Wayne has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Goldsboro, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season.
Eastern Wayne suffered a grim 76-54 defeat to Goldsboro in their previous meeting back in January. Will Eastern Wayne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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