West Columbus is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Bertie is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Columbus Vikings will take on the Bertie Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Columbus' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matchups.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Columbus had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the Wildcats 71-33 at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-14.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bertie gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 68-38 win over KIPP P at home. Given Bertie's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while KIPP P is ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Zymiere Dempsey, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 15 points for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jah'Kelvin Rascoe, who scored seven points along with five assists and two steals.
West Columbus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Bertie, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
West Columbus took a serious blow against Bertie in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 79-37. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Columbus was down 49-17.
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