The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Washington 71-30 at home. Given SouthWest Edgecombe's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Washington is ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Aaliyah Whitehead, who scored 36 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was A'Chonacey (Chonie) Mabry, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
The win made it two in a row for SouthWest Edgecombe and bumps their season record up to 17-5. As for Washington, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
SouthWest Edgecombe will head out on the road to take on West Craven at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Craven is on a four-game streak of home wins, SouthWest Edgecombe a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Washington will take on Ayden - Grifton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Washington is on a nine-game streak of home losses, Ayden - Grifton a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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