South Caldwell is 1-6 against Ashe County since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Caldwell Spartans will be playing at home against the Ashe County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: South Caldwell has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Ashe County will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Friday, South Caldwell came up short against Alexander Central and fell 48-38. While losing is never fun, South Caldwell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Alexander Central is ranked 27th).
Despite the defeat, South Caldwell got a solid performance out of Lillie Bumgarner, who scored 20 points. Bumgarner has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times she's played.
Freedom typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Ashe County proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 63-53 victory over the Patriots.
South Caldwell has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Ashe County, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
South Caldwell came up short against Ashe County when the teams last played back in January, falling 56-48. Will South Caldwell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
