Preview: Central Cabarrus Vikings vs. Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles
The Central Cabarrus Vikings have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on March 8th. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Central Cabarrus extended their postseason success on Tuesday against A.C. Reynolds. They breezed by the Rockets at home to the tune of 96-49. Given Central Cabarrus' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while A.C. Reynolds is ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Josh Dalton, who shot 5-for-7 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 36 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Daniel, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 assists.
Meanwhile, Ben L. Smith entered their tilt with East Henderson with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Ben L. Smith put the hurt on East Henderson with a sharp 64-44 win on Tuesday.
Central Cabarrus' victory was their 31st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 30-0. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 49.2 points. As for Ben L. Smith, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
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