The Walkertown Wolfpack will head out on the road to square off against the Morehead Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Walkertown knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Morehead likes a good challenge.
Walkertown stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 86-63 margin over T.W. Andrews. Given Walkertown's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while T.W. Andrews is ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walkertown's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaden Tyson, who scored 17 points along with five assists and two steals, and Jaylen Wilkerson, who scored 23 points along with two steals. Wilkerson hasn't dropped below 16 points for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Wiley, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Morehead's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 63-43 walloping at the hands of Reidsville. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Morehead in their matchups with Reidsville: they've now lost four in a row.
Walkertown is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Morehead, they dropped their record down to 12-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Walkertown was able to grind out a solid win over Morehead in their previous matchup on Friday, winning 84-74. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walkertown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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