The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will take on the North Lenoir Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. SouthWest Edgecombe will be strutting in after a win while North Lenoir will be coming in after a loss.
SouthWest Edgecombe will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Fike, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. SouthWest Edgecombe managed a 74-70 victory over Fike on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Justin Bridgers and Zy Thigpen were among the main playmakers for SouthWest Edgecombe as the former went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and four blocks and the latter went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points plus six assists and four steals. Bridgers has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Xander Brown, who posted 13 points.
SouthWest Edgecombe was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fike only racked up eight.
Meanwhile, North Lenoir lost to Greene Central on the road by a 65-46 margin on Wednesday. The Hawks have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
North Lenoir's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
SouthWest Edgecombe was able to grind out a solid victory over North Lenoir in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 42-35. Does SouthWest Edgecombe have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Lenoir turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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