It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Eno River Bobcats ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Roxboro Community 74-72. With that victory, Eno River brought their scoring average up to 50.6 points per game.
Wade Clough was a one-man wrecking crew for Eno River as he scored 22 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Cole Creedle, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Despite the loss, Roxboro Community had strong showings from Carver Pleasant, who scored 23 points, and Ben Wheeler, who scored 22 points. Pleasant has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of JD Clayton, who scored 11 points.
The win made it two in a row for Eno River and bumps their season record up to 8-13. As for Roxboro Community, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Eno River is on the road again on Thursday and plays Clover Garden School at 7:30 p.m. on February 8th. Hopefully Eno River focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. As for Roxboro Community, they will head out on the road to take on Excelsior Classical Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roxboro Community is coming into the match with 15 straight defeats on the road, meaning Excelsior Classical Academy will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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