Eastern Randolph and Trinity are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Trinity Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Eastern Randolph's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches.
Even though Providence Grove scored an imposing 62 points on Tuesday, Eastern Randolph still came out on top. Eastern Randolph strolled past Providence Grove with points to spare, taking the game 78-62. Given Eastern Randolph's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while Providence Grove is ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Randolph relied on the efforts of Nicah Taylor, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Timothy Brower, who scored 27 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Brower also posted two blocks for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rayden West, who scored four points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Randleman typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Trinity proved too difficult a challenge. They managed a 56-52 win over the Tigers. The win made it back-to-back wins for Trinity.
Eastern Randolph is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Trinity, their win bumped their record up to an identical 15-8.
Eastern Randolph didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Trinity in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 81-77 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Randolph since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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