Basketball Game Preview: Williams Bulldogs vs. Western Alamance Warriors

Bulldogs

Points

02/14/25 @ Person	44
02/12/25 vs Cedar Ridge	57
02/10/25 @ Providence Grove	71
02/05/25 @ Bartlett Yancey	34
+ 19 more games

The Williams Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Western Alamance Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Williams is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Williams lost to Person on the road by a 63-44 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Rockets are ranked 60th).

Despite the loss, Williams had strong showings from Colby Elliot, who posted 21 points and five boards, and Jaeden Smith, who scored 14 points and five rebounds. Jamarious Toney was another key player, putting up six points and 12 rebounds.

Even though they lost, Williams smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, everything went Western Alamance's way against Southern Alamance on Friday as Western Alamance made off with a 62-37 victory.

Western Alamance is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points over those games. As for Williams, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.

Williams came up short against Western Alamance when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 59-54. Can Williams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.