The Tarboro Vikings will head out on the road to take on the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Tarboro lost 48-28 to Bertie on Saturday. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, SouthWest Edgecombe entered their tilt with Washington on Tuesday with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. They really took it to the Pam Pack for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-10 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Pam Pack are ranked 557th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
SouthWest Edgecombe's win came from a few key players Tarboro will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kdeidria Collins, who went 9 of 14 en route to 20 points along with eight steals and six assists. Collins is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Whitehead, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven boards and five assists.
SouthWest Edgecombe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive matchups.
SouthWest Edgecombe's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. As for Tarboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Tarboro was taken down by SouthWest Edgecombe 73-20 in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tarboro was down 53-8.
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