The Dudley Panthers will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Eastern Guilford Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Dudley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight contests.
Dudley pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Southern Guilford 62-56. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Dudley in their matchups with Southern Guilford: they've now lost four in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jerron Blackwell, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cortney "CJ" Jones, who scored 18 points.
Meanwhile, Eastern Guilford's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 12th straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 85-47 loss at the hands of Ben L. Smith. While losing is never fun, Eastern Guilford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 551st, while Ben L. Smith is ranked 64th).
Dudley's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Eastern Guilford, they dropped their record down to 1-22 with that loss, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Dudley against Eastern Guilford in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 83-52 win. Does Dudley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastern Guilford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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