Basketball Game Preview: Greene Central Rams vs. North Lenoir Hawks

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12/04/24 - Home	65-46 W
12/08/23 - Home	74-56 W
12/01/23 - Away	61-55 W
12/02/22 - Home	66-61 W
11/18/22 - Away	75-68 W
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Greene Central has gone 8-2 against North Lenoir recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Greene Central Rams will head out on the road to face off against the North Lenoir Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Greene Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while North Lenoir will come in with four straight wins.

Greene Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Farmville Central on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Greene Central had to suffer through a 93-65 loss at the hands of Farmville Central. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Jaguars are ranked 22nd).

Meanwhile, North Lenoir strolled past South Lenoir with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 71-54.

North Lenoir pushed their record up to 8-14 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points over those games. As for Greene Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

Greene Central strolled past North Lenoir in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 65-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greene Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.