Basketball Game Preview: South Lenoir Blue Devils vs. Dixon Bulldogs

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Previous Games

12/12/23 - Home	31-24 W
12/06/23 - Away	25-26 L
02/01/23 - Away	42-32 W
12/13/22 - Home	49-26 W
12/28/19 - Neutral	43-35 W
+ 2 more games

South Lenoir is 6-1 against Dixon since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Lenoir Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Dixon Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.

South Lenoir is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Clinton on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Lenoir was beaten by Clinton 56-14. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-7.

Gracie Tyndall was South Lenoir's leading scorer, having posted eight points.

Meanwhile, Dixon had to suffer through a 76-32 loss at the hands of Topsail. 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 414th, while the Pirates are ranked 169th).

South Lenoir's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Dixon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.

South Lenoir was able to grind out a solid win over Dixon in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 31-24. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Lenoir since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.