Basketball Recap: Randleman Tigers vs. Southwestern Randolph Cougars
The Randleman Tigers came tearing into Friday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 46-36 victory over Southwestern Randolph. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Randleman also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Randleman's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Camden Scott, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Audra Petty, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds.
Randleman is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Southwestern Randolph, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Randleman will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Eagles at 11:00 p.m. on February 6th. Uwharrie Charter is on a four-game streak of home wins, the Tigers a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Southwestern Randolph, they will head out on the road to square off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Randolph will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Cougars are ranked 106th).
