Preview: SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars vs. Northern Nash Knights
The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Northern Nash Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully SouthWest Edgecombe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
SouthWest Edgecombe struggled with assists on Friday (Farmville Central had 18 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. SouthWest Edgecombe was outmatched by Farmville Central on the road and fell 89-37. While losing is never fun, SouthWest Edgecombe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Farmville Central is ranked 15th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Justin Bridgers, who scored 11 points. The contest was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. Anquavion Darden was another key contributor, scoring four points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash lost to Wakefield on the road by a decisive 68-49 margin on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Northern Nash has scored all season.
SouthWest Edgecombe's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Northern Nash, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
SouthWest Edgecombe came up short against Northern Nash when the teams last played back in December of 2019, falling 69-63. Can SouthWest Edgecombe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
