Basketball Recap: Eastern Randolph Snaps Six-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Eastern Randolph lost against Randleman back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Eastern Randolph Wildcats fell just short of the Randleman Tigers by a score of 47-45. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 14-8 in the first quarter.

Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Timothy Brower, who went 7 for 17 on his way to 20 points. Brower is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of William Stalker, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.

Tyshaun Goldston was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 12 on his way to 22 points for Randleman. Jireh Price was another key player, putting up nine points.

Eastern Randolph's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Randleman, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Eastern Randolph will look to defend their home court on Friday against Wheatmore at 7:30 p.m. Wheatmore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season. As for Randleman, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Randleman Tigers take on the Southwestern Randolph Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Randleman also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 55.2 points per game.