The North Davidson Black Knights will head out on the road to take on the Asheboro Blue Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Davidson can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They breezed by Montgomery Central at home to the tune of 83-42. With North Davidson ahead 43-12 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
North Davidson's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Payton Eccles, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Bean, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, Asheboro had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They secured a 66-60 W over North Davidson. Given Asheboro's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while North Davidson is ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jerquarius Stanback was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. Stanback is crushing the block category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Elijah Woodle, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine assists.
North Davidson's win bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Asheboro, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: North Davidson haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 7.9 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Asheboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Davidson came up short against Asheboro when the teams last played on Friday, falling 66-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stanback, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. Now that North Davidson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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