Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Ledford

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

01/28/25 @ Central Davidson	39-26
01/24/25 @ North Davidson	64-36
01/17/25 @ Asheboro	42-20
01/08/25 vs Wheatmore	48-46
01/07/25 vs Central Davidson	54-40

Ledford waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 39-26 victory over the Central Davidson Spartans. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Spartans are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ledford pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for Central Davidson, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-9.

Ledford won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Oak Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oak Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season. As for Central Davidson, they will square off against Asheboro at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Davidson is facing Asheboro at the right time seeing as Asheboro is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.