Northwood has enjoyed the comforts of home their last eight games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Farmville Central Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Northwood walked away with it. They were the clear victor by a 75-52 margin over the Stallions. Given Northwood's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Southeast Alamance is ranked 209th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Drake Powell was his usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Leighton, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Farmville Central came tearing into Tuesday's match with 20 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Southwest Onslow 98-68 at home. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Northwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season. As for Farmville Central, they pushed their record up to 28-1 with that victory, which was their 35th straight at home dating back to last season.
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