The Carter Cowboys entered their tilt with the Pinkston Vikings with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Everything went Carter's way against the Vikings on Tuesday as the Cowboys made off with a 76-51 win. Carter has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
When it comes to explaining why Pinkston lost, one person who can't be blamed is Rashad Simpson. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points. Simpson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last 13 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joel Ramos, who scored nine points.
Carter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Pinkston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-15.
Carter will head out on the road to challenge the Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 514th, while the Cowboys are ranked 23rd). As for Pinkston, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. North Dallas is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
