Preview: South Rowan Raiders vs. Carson Cougars
South Rowan is on an eight-game streak of home losses, Carson a 16-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The South Rowan Raiders will take on the Carson Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, South Rowan was beaten by West Rowan 105-23. While losing is never fun, South Rowan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while West Rowan is ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Carson took a serious blow against East Rowan on Tuesday, falling 53-19. Carson has struggled against East Rowan recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Carson saw an underclassman step up: Rylee Hedrick scored ten points along with six rebounds and three steals. Hedrick also posted two blocks for the first time this season.
South Rowan has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Carson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-21.
Everything came up roses for South Rowan against Carson in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 61-31 win. In that contest, South Rowan amassed a halftime lead of 38-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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