The Weddington Warriors will challenge the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Weddington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season.
On Friday, Weddington came up short against Nation Ford and fell 62-54.
Despite the loss, Weddington saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Myles Vicks went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Barbier, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg entered their contest against Butler on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. East Mecklenburg fell just short of Butler by a score of 40-37. The game was a 17-17 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
East Mecklenburg's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-4. As for Weddington, their loss ended a 16-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-4.
Weddington strolled past East Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 67-52. Does Weddington have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Mecklenburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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