The East Wilkes Cardinals will head out to challenge the Alleghany Trojans at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. East Wilkes knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Alleghany likes a good challenge.
East Wilkes is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering South Stokes just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 71-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sauras. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Sauras are ranked 84th).
Meanwhile, Alleghany hadn't done well against North Stokes recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Alleghany narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Stokes 61-58. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alleghany's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for East Wilkes, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
East Wilkes beat Alleghany 55-48 when the teams last played last Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Wilkes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
