Preview: Big Sandy Red Devils vs. Wayne County Wildcats
The Big Sandy Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Wayne County Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Big Sandy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 401st, while Wayne County is ranked 154th).
Big Sandy pushed their score all the way to 72 two weeks ago, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 78-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of Waverly Central.
Big Sandy might have lost, but man, Cole Pierpoint was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 32 points and 12 rebounds. Pierpoint continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Seth Green was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Meanwhile, Wayne County entered their tilt with Hughes with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Wayne County skirted past Hughes 48-46.
Justice Bell and Cayman Camfield were among the main playmakers for Wayne County as the former scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Camfield hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Robertson, who scored eight points.
Big Sandy's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Wayne County, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Big Sandy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Wayne County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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