Basketball Preview: York Cougars vs. South Point Red Raiders
York hasn't had much luck against South Point recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The York Cougars will challenge the South Point Red Raiders at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in York's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Having struggled with 16 losses in a row dating back to last season, York finally turned things around against Chester on Tuesday. They took down the Cyclones 80-63. The Cougars pushed the score to 64-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cyclones cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead York to victory, but perhaps none more so than James Love, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Mcilwain, who went 5 for 12 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, a victory for South Point just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Clover at home and fell 91-63.
Despite the defeat, South Point saw an underclassman step up: freshman OB Lowery Jr. had 23 points along with five steals. Another player making a difference was Jaishawn Woods, who posted 15 points in addition to five rebounds.
York's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for South Point, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
York came up short against South Point in their previous meeting back in January, falling 73-68. Can York avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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