Reidsville is 6-1 against Walkertown since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Reidsville Rams will face off against the Walkertown Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Reidsville sitting on 22 straight victories and Walkertown on seven.
Even though Morehead scored an imposing 65 points on Tuesday, Reidsville still came out on top. Reidsville walked away with a 76-65 victory over Morehead. Given Reidsville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Morehead is ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Reidsville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kendre Harrison, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. Harrison is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnniyus Sharpe, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, even though West Stokes scored an imposing 74 points on Wednesday, Walkertown still came out on top. Walkertown managed a 79-74 win over West Stokes.
Walkertown's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaden Tyson, who scored 22 points, and Camereon Cartlidge, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. Cartlidge is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Eric Wiley, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Reidsville's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-0. As for Walkertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Reidsville hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 79.2 points per game. However, it's not like Walkertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 71.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Reidsville strolled past Walkertown in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 80-66. Does Reidsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Walkertown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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