The Louisburg Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Louisburg has three straight wins, Durham School of the Arts has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Louisburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging an 80-31 victory over Granville Central. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Panthers are ranked 553rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Durham School of the Arts played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 56-15 loss at the hands of Southern School of Energy and Sustainability. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-0.
Louisburg pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Durham School of the Arts, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Louisburg was able to grind out a solid victory over Durham School of the Arts in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 58-49. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Durham School of the Arts' Faith Yon, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 22 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Louisburg still be able to contain Yon? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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