Basketball Game Preview: Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves vs. Apex Cougars

The Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves will be taking part in a tournament against the Apex Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Cedar Ridge's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Apex has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Cedar Ridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Person on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cedar Ridge lost 64-44 to Person. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Rockets are ranked 40th).

Meanwhile, Apex came up short against Wakefield on Friday and fell 58-47.

Apex's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Cedar Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.