Basketball Preview: Asheboro Blue Comets vs. Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles
Asheboro hasn't had much luck against Uwharrie Charter Academy recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Asheboro Blue Comets will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Asheboro is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Lexington on the road and fell 62-16.
Despite the defeat, Asheboro saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Adalynn Scherer scored eight points. That was a full 50% of Asheboro's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Uwharrie Charter Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bethany Community last Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory.
Uwharrie Charter Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Naimah Al-Arif led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Staples, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Uwharrie Charter Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bethany Community only posted seven.
Uwharrie Charter Academy pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Asheboro, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Asheboro couldn't quite finish off Uwharrie Charter Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 54-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Staples, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Asheboro 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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