Southern Wayne has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Goldsboro Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Wayne will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while Goldsboro is ranked 78th).
Southern Wayne's 20-8 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 48-31 bruising from Eastern Wayne on Friday.
Southern Wayne's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Nevaeh Hines-Bass, who scored 15 points, and Nygeria Thompson who scored 8 points along with 9 rebounds. Hines-Bass scored a full 48.4% of Southern Wayne's points, the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kyren Strong was another key contributor, scoring 4 points along with 4 steals.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 63-25 victory over South Granville on the road. Considering Goldsboro has won four matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Southern Wayne's loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 0-5. As for Goldsboro, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Southern Wayne suffered a grim 49-25 defeat to Goldsboro when the teams last played back in November. Will Southern Wayne 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.
