Greene Central suffered their closest defeat since February 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars by a score of 54-51. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost three in a row.
Greene Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Deitrich Williams, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Wilson, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points.
SouthWest Edgecombe got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Justin Bridgers out in front who went 7 of 16 en route to 15 points and three blocks. Bridgers has been hot, having posted two or more blocks the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Xander Brown, who had 11 points.
Greene Central now has a losing record at 7-8. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Greene Central and SouthWest Edgecombe should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Greene Central (ranked 190th) will meet North Pitt (ranked 394th) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Greene Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.6 points per game this season. Similarly, SouthWest Edgecombe will square off against West Craven at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday up 374 places (87 vs. 461).
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