Reidsville is on a 26-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Salisbury is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Reidsville Rams will take on the Salisbury Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Reidsville had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 89-50 victory over the Wildcats. Given Reidsville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while West Stokes is ranked 76th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Reidsville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Johnniyus Sharpe, who scored 27 points along with two steals. Sharpe has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dionte Neal, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 assists.
Meanwhile, even though Randleman scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Salisbury still came out on top. Salisbury blew past Randleman 78-56.
Reidsville's victory bumped their record up to 27-0. As for Salisbury, their victory bumped their record up to 27-3.
Reidsville was able to grind out a solid win over Salisbury when the teams last played back in February of 2023, winning 59-50. Does Reidsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salisbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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