Preview: Walkertown Wolfpack vs. Reidsville Rams
Walkertown is 1-6 against Reidsville since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Walkertown Wolfpack will square off against the Reidsville Rams at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Walkertown's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 16 matchups.
Even though West Stokes scored an imposing 74 points on Wednesday, Walkertown still came out on top. Walkertown snuck past West Stokes with a 79-74 win.
Walkertown's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaden Tyson, who scored 22 points, and Camereon Cartlidge, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Cartlidge is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last seven games he's played. Eric Wiley was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Reidsville put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 76-65 win over Morehead. Given Reidsville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Morehead is ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Dionte Neal and Makel Smith. Neal had a great game and dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten assists. Meanwhile, Smith was balling out in the loss, scoring 33 points.
Walkertown is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Reidsville, they pushed their record up to 22-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Friday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Walkertown have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 52.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Reidsville struggles in that department as they've made 48.2% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Walkertown lost to Reidsville on the road by a decisive 80-66 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Walkertown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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