Recap: SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars vs. West Craven Eagles
After flying high against the Washington Pam Pack last Tuesday, the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars came back down to earth. SouthWest Edgecombe took a hard 59-43 fall against West Craven on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to SouthWest Edgecombe of the 58-48 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Despite the defeat, SouthWest Edgecombe saw an underclassman step up: Kd Collins almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Collins has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Deniya Mayo, who scored five points along with four steals.
It was another big night for Torvonyah Heggie, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 26 rebounds for West Craven. Heggie is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alissa Yates, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
SouthWest Edgecombe's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6. As for West Craven, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
SouthWest Edgecombe will take on Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully SouthWest Edgecombe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday. As for West Craven, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Ayden - Grifton at 6:00 p.m. Ayden - Grifton 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 521st, while West Craven is ranked 70th).
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