The Scotland Fighting Scots will challenge the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Saturday, Scotland opened the new year with a less-than-successful 62-53 defeat to Cheraw. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 538th in North Carolina, while the Braves are ranked 208th in South Carolina).
Despite the loss, Scotland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jerrison Dixon went 7 of 14 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds. That was a full 41.5% of Scotland's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Clifton, who had eight points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Whiteville came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Gators 50-35.
Whiteville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Scotland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Scotland came up short against Whiteville in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 65-57. Will Scotland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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