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| 01/30/25 - Home | 48-51 L |
| 02/21/24 - Neutral | 46-44 W |
| 02/16/24 - Home | 59-43 W |
| 01/23/24 - Away | 58-48 W |
| 02/10/23 - Away | 49-59 L |
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West Craven and SouthWest Edgecombe are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. The West Craven Eagles will take on the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with West Craven sitting on five straight victories and SouthWest Edgecombe on 18.
West Craven will bounce into Friday's match after beating North Pitt, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. West Craven took down North Pitt 44-30 on Tuesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Panthers are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, SouthWest Edgecombe really took it to Tarboro for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-9 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 games by 25 points or more this season.
SouthWest Edgecombe's win came from a few key players West Craven will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was A'Chonacey Mabry, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 12 points and seven steals. She is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 56% in the last three games she's played. Aaliyah Whitehead was another key player, going 7-for-10 en route to 16 points.
SouthWest Edgecombe's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.2 points over those games. As for West Craven, their record now sits at 16-3.
West Craven couldn't quite finish off SouthWest Edgecombe in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 51-48. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of SouthWest Edgecombe's Kdeidria Collins, who went 10-for-24 on her way to 23 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Now that West Craven knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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