South Stanly is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Anson is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls will be home for the holidays to greet the Anson Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, South Stanly's game was all tied up 24-24 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged West Stanly out 56-53. Given South Stanly's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while West Stanly is ranked 408th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anson has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 25 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Montgomery Central on Friday as Anson made off with a 90-65 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-28.
It was another big night for Jayden Little, who scored 30 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Anson's points. Jaqualin Liles was another key contributor, scoring 22 points along with seven rebounds.
South Stanly's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Anson, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
South Stanly came up short against Anson in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 92-85. Will South Stanly have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
