Preview: Corvian Community Cardinals vs. Swain County Maroon Devils
The Corvian Community Cardinals will challenge the Swain County Maroon Devils on Friday. One thing working in Corvian Community's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 contests.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Corvian Community walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Stallions 79-52 at home. Given Corvian Community's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Queen's Grant is ranked 485th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corvian Community's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Hudson, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Adrian Scott, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, even though Bradford Prep scored an imposing 65 points on Tuesday, Swain County still came out on top. Swain County came out on top in a nail-biter against Bradford Prep and snuck past 68-65.
Corvian Community pushed their record up to 23-3 with that win, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Swain County, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
