Havelock hasn't had much luck against South Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Havelock Rams will venture away from home to take on the South Central Falcons at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Havelock beat Jacksonville 76-68. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
| 02/04/25 vs Jacksonville | 21 |
| 01/31/25 vs D.H. Conley | 19 |
| 01/30/25 @ J.H. Rose | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Northside - Jacksonville | 17 |
Jaylen Hewitt was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 19 rebounds. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Strong, who went 7 for 16 en route to 16 points and eight boards.
Havelock was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Central against D.H. Conley on Wednesday as the team secured a 77-44 win. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Vikings are ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Central's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Havelock, their record is now 9-6.
Havelock was dealt a bruising 84-57 defeat at the hands of South Central when the teams last played last Wednesday. Can Havelock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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