The Cuthbertson Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the Porter Ridge Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cuthbertson is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Cuthbertson was beaten by Marvin Ridge 70-20. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Mavericks are ranked 28th).
Porter Ridge has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 72-62 to Weddington on Friday.
Cuthbertson will have to contain Ashanti Taylor as she made an impact in Porter Ridge's last game. She dropped a double-double on 29 points and 14 boards. The match was Taylor's 22nd in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kali Williams, who posted 15 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Porter Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Cuthbertson, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Cuthbertson lost to Porter Ridge on the road by a decisive 86-69 margin when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Taylor, who went 22 of 30 on her way to 51 points along with seven boards and five steals. Now that Cuthbertson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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