Basketball Game Preview: Central Cabarrus Vikings vs. A.C. Reynolds Rockets

By Team Reports Mar 3, 2024, 2:30am

Preview: Central Cabarrus Vikings vs. A.C. Reynolds Rockets

The Central Cabarrus Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the A.C. Reynolds Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Cabarrus is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central Cabarrus had no problem doing just that on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Huskies 94-29 at home. Central Cabarrus has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 28 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Central Cabarrus' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Desmond Kent Jr., who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Kent Jr. has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times he's played. Chase Daniel was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six assists and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, A.C. Reynolds put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They breezed by Asheboro at home to the tune of 87-53. The win made it back-to-back wins for A.C. Reynolds.

Central Cabarrus pushed their record up to 29-0 with that victory, which was their 30th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 49.2 points. As for A.C. Reynolds, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season.

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