Basketball Preview: SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars vs. Nash Central Bulldogs
SouthWest Edgecombe has gone 9-1 against Nash Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will host the Nash Central Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (SouthWest Edgecombe has three straight victories, Nash Central has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, SouthWest Edgecombe humbled North Lenoir with a 65-25 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-13.
SouthWest Edgecombe's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alijah Lassiter, who scored 13 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds. Those seven assists gave Lassiter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zy Thigpen, who had 12 points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, Nash Central came up short against Beddingfield on Wednesday and fell 62-51.
Nash Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gerald Davis, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and four steals, and Markell Jasper, who went 6 for 15 en route to 17 points plus three steals. Another player making a difference was Davian Sharpe, who scored six points along with two steals.
Nash Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
SouthWest Edgecombe beat Nash Central 57-44 in their previous matchup back in January. Will SouthWest Edgecombe repeat their success, or does Nash Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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