A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Southwestern Randolph Cougars challenge the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday... Southwestern Randolph will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Southwestern Randolph is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Uwharrie Charter Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Southwestern Randolph strolled past Uwharrie Charter Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 59-45. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Eagles are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 41-36 to West Rowan. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Southwestern Randolph's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.6 points. As for Mount Pleasant, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
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