The Wheatmore Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wheatmore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
Wheatmore will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Trinity, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Wheatmore walked away with a 52-42 win over Trinity on Tuesday.
Wheatmore's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Parker Kines, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Bryant, who went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Wheatmore was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Trinity only racked up seven assists.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Eastern Randolph faced off against Randleman on Tuesday. Eastern Randolph fell just short of Randleman by a score of 47-45. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Wheatmore will need focus on slowing down Timothy Brower, one of several Eastern Randolph players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 17 on his way to 20 points. Brower's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Stalker, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.
Wheatmore's record now sits at 4-5. As for Eastern Randolph, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Wheatmore was dealt a bruising 87-51 defeat at the hands of Eastern Randolph in their previous meeting back in February. Thankfully for Wheatmore, Nicah Taylor (who had 19 points in addition to six assists and six boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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