Davie and R.J. Reynolds are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Davie War Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the R.J. Reynolds Demons at 7:30 p.m. Davie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
Davie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Glenn to the tune of 78-51 on Wednesday. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Bobcats are ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Asher Tolbert
| 01/15/25 vs Glenn | 16 |
| 12/30/24 vs Western Guilford | 14 |
| 01/03/25 vs Mount Tabor | 6 |
| 01/09/25 @ Parkland | 4 |
| 01/08/25 @ West Forsyth | 2 |
Davie had a senior duo take command as Asher Tolbert went 5 of 7 en route to 16 points and Jackson Powers went 5 for 8 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tolbert has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ethan Driver, who posted eight points along with six boards and five assists.
Davie was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Glenn only racked up 11 assists.
Meanwhile, R.J. Reynolds came up short against West Forsyth last Thursday, falling 76-53. The Demons haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Davie will have to keep a close watch on Andreas Kazakos and Kingston Carmichael, a pair of players who had a big impact on R.J. Reynolds' prior game. Kazakos went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points, while Carmichael had 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tommy Elrod, who earned six points.
Davie pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for R.J. Reynolds, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-8.
Davie couldn't quite finish off R.J. Reynolds when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 65-62. Can Davie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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