Louisburg and J.F. Webb are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Louisburg Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the J.F. Webb Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Louisburg is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Louisburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 41-35 to Warren County. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Eagles are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask J.F. Webb). They took down American Leadership Academy-Johnston 74-57 two weeks ago. While the Warriors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
J.F. Webb found their leader in sophomore Daniel Wright, who went 8 of 20 on his way to 22 points in addition to eight boards and seven assists. The contest was Wright's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kentrial Young, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds.
J.F. Webb's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Louisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Louisburg against J.F. Webb in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 64-31 victory. Will Louisburg repeat their success, or does J.F. Webb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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