The Uwharrie Charter Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, things could have been worse for Uwharrie Charter, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-38 loss to Southwestern Randolph. Uwharrie Charter has struggled against Southwestern Randolph recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Braeden Lamb, who scored 14 points. That was a full 36.8% of Uwharrie Charter's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. Their rough 79-57 loss to Trinity might stick with them for a while. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Eastern Randolph's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Timothy Brower, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and William Stalker who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. Brower hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Julian Brooks, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Uwharrie Charter has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Eastern Randolph, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Uwharrie Charter hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.6 points per game. However, it's not like Eastern Randolph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 73.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Uwharrie Charter suffered a grim 61-40 defeat to Eastern Randolph when the teams last played last Friday. Can Uwharrie Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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