The Louisburg Warriors and the Riverside-Durham Pirates will round out the year against one another at at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Louisburg is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 67 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Cedar Valley on Saturday. They took a blow against the Aviators, falling 69-20. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Louisburg had strong showings from Justin Harrison, who posted eight points, and John Lucas Anselmo, who put up four points and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside-Durham). Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2024 than the 73-41 stomp they got against Tunstall. With that victory, the Pirates brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
Louisburg better focus on containing TJ Stokley and Darryn Johnson as the pair were huge in Riverside-Durham's win. Stokley dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards, while Johnson went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Murphy, who had eight points and five rebounds.
Louisburg has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Riverside-Durham, they moved to 3-7 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Louisburg has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.4 boards per game. However, it's not like Riverside-Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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