Basketball Preview: Southern Guilford Storm vs. Rockingham County Cougars
Southern Guilford has gone 7-0 against Rockingham County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Southern Guilford Storm are taking a road trip to take on the Rockingham County Cougars at 8:00 p.m. Southern Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
Southern Guilford is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Randleman on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southern Guilford had to suffer through a 70-43 loss at the hands of Randleman. The Storm were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-5.
Despite the defeat, Southern Guilford saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Amari Robinson had 27 points. That was a full 62.8% of Southern Guilford's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Thornwell, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Rockingham County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They strolled past Morehead with points to spare, taking the game 62-43. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
This is the second loss in a row for Southern Guilford and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Rockingham County, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Southern Guilford was able to grind out a solid victory over Rockingham County in their previous matchup back in February, winning 63-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Guilford since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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