If the West Rowan Falcons were riding high off their 74-38 takedown of the South Rowan Raiders last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. West Rowan took a 65-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northwest Cabarrus on Friday. West Rowan found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post seven fewer assists than your opponent.
Despite the loss, West Rowan still got an impressive performance from Will Givens Jr., who scored 16 points. Givens Jr. has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Evan Kennedy, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Leading Northwest Cabarrus to victory were Isaac Woolfolk and Landon Rowe. Woolfolk scored 18 points along with five steals, while Rowe scored 20 points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Woolfolk scored 15 or more points. Anderson Lee was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
West Rowan has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-10.
West Rowan will head out on the road to take on Concord at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully West Rowan focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Friday. As for Northwest Cabarrus, they will head out on the road to square off against Carson at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Northwest Cabarrus has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 547 points over their last eight contests.
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