The Randleman Tigers's and the Southwestern Randolph Cougars's contest on Wednesday was close at halftime, but the Randleman Tigers turned on the heat in the second half with 47 points. Randleman really took it to Southwestern Randolph for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-45 victory at home. Given Randleman's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while Southwestern Randolph is ranked 403rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Randleman was led to victory by Connor Cassidy and Tyshaun Goldston. Cassidy scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Goldston dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Goldston has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Greg Price, who scored nine points.
Randleman is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Southwestern Randolph, their loss dropped their record down to 10-16.
Randleman will look to defend their home court on Friday against Trinity at 7:30 p.m. Trinity knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 15 contests -- so hopefully Randleman likes a good challenge. Southwestern Randolph does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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