North Moore is 0-4 against Northwood since December of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The North Moore Mustangs will be playing at home against the Northwood Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Moore is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Wednesday. They fell 67-60 to Bartlett Yancey.
Colby Pennington put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Preslar, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Northwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 59-52 win over the Bears. The 59-point effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Northwood's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.9 points per game. As for North Moore, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
North Moore took a serious blow against Northwood when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 65-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northwood's Cam Fowler, who posted 11 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. Now that North Moore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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