Martin County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Heide Trask Titans on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Martin County had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They managed a 52-47 win over the Raiders.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Martin County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Matthewson, who scored ten points. Kel'javious Moore was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, Heide Trask came tearing into Tuesday's game with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against SouthWest Edgecombe as Heide Trask made off with a 77-57 win. Given Heide Trask's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while SouthWest Edgecombe is ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martin County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Heide Trask, their win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4.
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