Basketball Preview: Alexander Central Cougars vs. North Iredell Raiders
Alexander Central has gone 8-2 against North Iredell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Alexander Central Cougars are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the North Iredell Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Alexander Central focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Wednesday.
Alexander Central is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing South Iredell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Alexander Central blew South Iredell out of the water with a 71-44 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 25 point advantage.
Alexander Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jayon Connor, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds, and Jaheim Redmond, who earned 14 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. Connor's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Roark, who earned five points.
Meanwhile, a win for North Iredell just wasn't in the cards last Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 76-52 to Davie. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alexander Central's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for North Iredell, they now also have a losing record at 1-2.
Alexander Central beat North Iredell 67-54 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexander Central since the squad 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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