An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Southeast Guilford Falcons will challenge the Western Guilford Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Guilford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Western Guilford likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Southeast Guilford lost to Northwest Guilford at home by a 75-59 margin. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Vikings are ranked 148th).
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Southeast Guilford's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayce Brannon, who posted 14 points, and Byron Arant, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards. Brannon has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was James Warren, who had nine points.
Meanwhile, Western Guilford didn't have quite enough to beat Northern Guilford on Thursday and fell 60-57. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Nighthawks: they've now lost eight in a row.
Western Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Southeast Guilford, they dropped their record down to 6-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Southeast Guilford couldn't quite finish off Western Guilford in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 49-47. Can Southeast Guilford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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