North Moore is 0-7 against Cummings since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The North Moore Mustangs will head out to challenge the Cummings Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. North Moore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.9 points per game this season.
On Friday, North Moore didn't have too much trouble with Graham as they won 67-53. The Mustangs pushed the score to 53-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Colby Pennington
| 02/07/25 vs Graham | 21 |
| 02/05/25 vs Cummings | 15 |
| 02/04/25 vs Seaforth | 15 |
North Moore can attribute much of their success to Brady Preslar, who went 11 for 15 on his way to 25 points, and Colby Pennington, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. The game was Pennington's third in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Powell, who posted seven points and seven assists.
North Moore was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cummings lost to Northwood on the road by a 52-35 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Chargers are ranked 48th).
North Moore picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 5-14. As for Cummings, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
North Moore came up short against Cummings in their previous matchup on Wednesday, falling 73-65. Can North Moore avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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