Basketball Game Preview: Eastern Randolph Wildcats vs. Southwest Onslow Stallions

The Eastern Randolph Wildcats and the Southwest Onslow Stallions will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Southwest Onslow will be up against a hot Eastern Randolph squad: the team just extended their winning streak to five. Eastern Randolph took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging an 83-49 victory over Trinity. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 60-26.

Eastern Randolph had a senior duo take command as Timothy Brower went 9 for 14 en route to 24 points and Julian Brooks went 8 of 11 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds. The matchup was Brower's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was William Stalker, who posted eight points and seven boards.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwest Onslow). They blew past James Kenan 88-58 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Stallions as they're now sitting on five straight.

Southwest Onslow's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.8 points. As for Eastern Randolph, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.