The Roxboro Community Bulldogs will head out to challenge the Eno River Academy Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Roxboro Community has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Eno River Academy will arrive with three straight wins.
Roxboro Community is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Voyager Academy last Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Roxboro Community had to suffer through a 81-36 loss at the hands of Voyager Academy. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 549th, while the Vikings are ranked 241st).
Meanwhile, Eno River Academy slipped by Oxford Prep 55-54 on Tuesday.
Roxboro Community better keep an eye on Cole Creedle. He was instrumental in Eno River Academy's win, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Creedle has scored at least a third of Eno River Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash Miller, who posted six points along with five assists and three steals.
Roxboro Community's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Eno River Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Roxboro Community couldn't quite finish off Eno River Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 74-72. Can Roxboro Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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