South Rowan played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the Central Cabarrus Vikings, falling 71-43. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 611th, while the Vikings are ranked 267th).
Leading Central Cabarrus to victory were Cayden Smith and Infinite Morrow. Smith went 5 of 9 en route to 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals, while Morrow went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Kameron Cook, who posted nine points and five assists.
South Rowan's defeat was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Central Cabarrus, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
South Rowan will head out on the road to face off against East Rowan at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Rowan is facing East Rowan at the right time seeing as East Rowan is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Central Cabarrus, they will face off against Lake Norman Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lake Norman Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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