South Rowan is 0-10 against Central Cabarrus since December of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The South Rowan Raiders will take on the Central Cabarrus Vikings in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
South Rowan is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 31st straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Northwest Cabarrus, falling 69-49. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 580th, while the Trojans are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, Central Cabarrus scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 86-72 bruising from Mooresville. The Vikings' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
South Rowan will have to keep a close watch on Infinite Morrow and LarQuise Burse-Jones, a pair of players who had a big impact on Central Cabarrus' prior game. Morrow dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards, while Burse-Jones almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Morrow is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Kevonta' Martin, who posted 15 points.
Even though they lost, Central Cabarrus was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Central Cabarrus now has a losing record at 3-4. As for South Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
South Rowan took a serious blow against Central Cabarrus when the teams last played back in January, falling 88-19. Thankfully for South Rowan, Desmond Kent Jr. (who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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