The Alexander Central Cougars will head out to face off against the Freedom Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexander Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Alexander Central duked it out with Hibriten on Tuesday. Alexander Central claimed a resounding 65-34 victory over Hibriten. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Panthers are ranked 575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayon Connor
| 02/11/25 vs Hibriten | 42 |
| 02/07/25 vs South Caldwell | 23 |
| 02/04/25 @ Watauga | 24 |
| 01/31/25 @ Ashe County | 28 |
| 01/24/25 vs Freedom | 22 |
| + 8 more games |
Jayon Connor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double with 42 points and nine boards. His evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Jahmir Miller was another key player, putting up five points.
Meanwhile, Freedom suffered their closest defeat since December 3, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Watauga by a score of 72-69. The Patriots have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Freedom's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Alexander Central, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Alexander Central was taken down by Freedom 72-44 in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Alexander Central was down 40-18.
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