North Central and Cheraw are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The North Central Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cheraw Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Central is looking for their season's first win.
North Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 63 points back in December of 2024, they were much more limited against York Prep back in December of 2024. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 40-20. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cheraw rang in the new year with a 62-53 victory over Scotland on Saturday. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 210th in South Carolina, while the Fighting Scots are ranked 493rd in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Cheraw, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
North Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cheraw in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 73-68 victory. Does North Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cheraw turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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