The Alexander Central Cougars will face off against the Davie County War Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Alexander Central will be strutting in after a win while Davie County will be coming in after a loss.
Alexander Central is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing East Burke: they outscored them in every quarter. The Cougars put the hurt on the Cavaliers with a sharp 77-53 victory on Tuesday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 20-point advantage.
Noah VanBeurden went supernova, putting up 30 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Another player making a difference was Kade Flowers, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 13 boards.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Alexander Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They racked up nine more assists than East Burke's also-impressive total of 13.
Meanwhile, Davie County managed to keep up with West Rowan until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The War Eagles lost 77-53 to the Falcons.
Alexander Central will need to focus on slowing down Draeton Nance, one of several Davie County players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 46% from the field to rack up 21 points. Ethan Driver was another key player, going 9-for-15 en route to 20 points and six rebounds.
Alexander Central has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 82.5 points this season. As for Davie County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Alexander Central took a serious blow against Davie County in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 70-37. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cougars were down 44-14.
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