Two dominant guards in Amari Baldwin and Cecily 'Dvdaya' Swimmer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Albemarle Bulldogs will square off against the Cherokee Braves on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Albemarle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Uwharrie Charter Academy, posting a 79-35 win. The Bulldogs are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 16 straight.
Meanwhile, Cherokee entered their tilt with Christ the King on Tuesday with 13 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 14. They claimed a resounding 108-28 victory over the Crusaders. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Crusaders are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cherokee's win was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.9 points on average over those games. As for Albemarle, their victory bumped their record up to 25-4.
Albemarle came up short against Cherokee when the teams last played back in March of 2015, falling 66-53. Can Albemarle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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