Basketball Game Preview: T.C. Roberson Rams vs. Erwin Warriors

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 3:43am

Preview: T.C. Roberson Rams vs. Erwin Warriors

T.C. Roberson is 9-1 against Erwin since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The T.C. Roberson Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Erwin Warriors at 8:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

T.C. Roberson unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of A.C. Reynolds.

The losing side was boosted by Lex Dinwiddie, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that he pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McGraw, who scored five points along with two blocks.

Meanwhile, Erwin's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their 13th straight loss. They received a tough blow as they fell 83-65 to North Buncombe. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), Erwin still had to take the loss.

T.C. Roberson's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for Erwin, they dropped their record down to 6-17 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

T.C. Roberson beat Erwin 58-49 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for T.C. Roberson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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