SouthWest Edgecombe is on a four-game streak of home wins, while West Craven is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will take on the West Craven Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully SouthWest Edgecombe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Friday.
SouthWest Edgecombe put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season. They blew past Washington 65-33 on the road. Given SouthWest Edgecombe's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Washington is ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
SouthWest Edgecombe got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aaliyah Whitehead out in front who scored 24 points along with five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Whitehead has scored all season. Kd Collins was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with nine assists and four steals.
West Craven suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Friday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 73-53 walloping at the hands of North Pitt. West Craven has struggled against North Pitt recently, as their contest on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
SouthWest Edgecombe is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for West Craven, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-1.
SouthWest Edgecombe beat West Craven 59-49 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Does SouthWest Edgecombe have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Craven turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
