Basketball Game Preview: Central Cabarrus Vikings vs. South Rowan Raiders

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Home	66-24 W
01/23/24 - Away	88-19 W
12/05/23 - Home	99-28 W
01/27/23 - Away	89-32 W
12/06/22 - Home	102-21 W
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Central Cabarrus has gone 10-0 against South Rowan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Central Cabarrus Vikings will challenge the South Rowan Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Wednesday, Central Cabarrus lost to East Mecklenburg on the road by a 69-51 margin. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Eagles are ranked 117th).

Meanwhile, South Rowan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 78-30 loss at the hands of Northwest Cabarrus.

South Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Central Cabarrus, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Everything came up roses for Central Cabarrus against South Rowan in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the team secured a 66-24 win. In that match, Central Cabarrus amassed a halftime lead of 39-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.