Preview: SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars vs. West Craven Eagles
The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the West Craven Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. SouthWest Edgecombe is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
SouthWest Edgecombe put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They breezed by Washington at home to the tune of 71-30. SouthWest Edgecombe pushed the score to 48-24 by the end of the third, a deficit Washington had little chance of recovering from.
Aaliyah Whitehead continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 36 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. A'Chonacey (Chonie) Mabry was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, West Craven's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were outmatched by North Pitt on the road and fell 80-37. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points West Craven has scored all season.
SouthWest Edgecombe's victory bumped their record up to 17-5. As for West Craven, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-2.
SouthWest Edgecombe came up short against West Craven in their previous meeting back in January, falling 58-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Craven's Torvonyah Heggie, who dropped a double-double on 39 points and 13 rebounds. Now that SouthWest Edgecombe knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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