The West Caldwell Warriors had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past East Burke with a 73-68 victory. Given West Caldwell's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while East Burke is ranked 457th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jay Maxwell was his usual excellent self, scoring 11 points along with seven steals and six assists. Dallas Fox was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds.
West Caldwell is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for East Burke, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Caldwell will take on Newton-Conover at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton-Conover has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 641 points over their last ten matchups. As for East Burke, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Maiden at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
