The Eastern Wayne Warriors and the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
While Eastern Wayne didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Wayne Christian 89-30 on Monday. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 26 points or more this season.
| 12/23/24 vs Wayne Christian | 11 |
| 12/21/24 vs Wayne Country Day | 8 |
| 12/20/24 vs James Kenan | 14 |
| 12/14/24 vs North Lenoir | 9 |
| 12/13/24 @ Southern Wayne | 13 |
| 12/11/24 vs North Pitt | 16 |
Eastern Wayne's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Charlie Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. Thomas has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times he's played. Michael Bailey was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southeast Raleigh). They really took it to North Johnston for the full four quarters, racking up an 85-21 win. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on three straight.
Southeast Raleigh's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.3 points per game. As for Eastern Wayne, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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