SouthWest Edgecombe hasn't had much luck against North Pitt recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the North Pitt Panthers at 6:00 p.m. SouthWest Edgecombe will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
SouthWest Edgecombe will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 25) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past West Craven 51-48. The 51-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 01/30/25 @ West Craven | 23 |
| 01/28/25 vs Greene Central | 17 |
| 01/18/25 @ Tarboro | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Washington | 19 |
| 01/09/25 @ Ayden - Grifton | 23 |
SouthWest Edgecombe found their leader in sophomore Kdeidria Collins, who went 10 for 24 on her way to 23 points along with eight boards and three steals. Collins' evening made it 12 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Aaliyah Whitehead was another key player, putting up 12 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, North Pitt was able to grind out a solid win over Greene Central on Wednesday, taking the game 51-40. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 11 points.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Zihanna Lightfoot and An'Nysha Wooten. Lightfoot had a great game and dropped a double-double on 24 points and 22 rebounds. Meanwhile, Wooten did her best for the losing side, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards.
SouthWest Edgecombe pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.2 points. As for North Pitt, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: SouthWest Edgecombe hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 65.5 points per game. It's a different story for North Pitt, though, as they've been averaging only 34.2 points. The only thing between SouthWest Edgecombe and another offensive beatdown is North Pitt. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Everything came up roses for SouthWest Edgecombe against North Pitt when the teams last played on January 3rd, as the team secured a 63-19 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for SouthWest Edgecombe since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
