Two dominant guards in Zy Thigpen and Hatteras Jenkins are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will challenge the Ayden - Grifton Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. SouthWest Edgecombe is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
SouthWest Edgecombe is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing North Pitt: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that SouthWest Edgecombe blew North Pitt out of the water with a 70-42 final score. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Panthers are ranked 404th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alijah Lassiter
| 01/03/25 vs North Pitt | 20 |
| 12/27/24 vs Rocky Mount Prep | 18 |
| 12/21/23 @ Northern Nash | 14 |
| 12/06/24 vs North Lenoir | 13 |
| 12/28/24 vs North Edgecombe | 13 |
SouthWest Edgecombe relied on the efforts of Alijah Lassiter, who went 9 for 11 on his way to 20 points, and Thigpen, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points and three steals. Those 20 points gave Lassiter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Xander Brown, who posted ten points.
SouthWest Edgecombe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Ayden - Grifton played in conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They managed a 58-53 victory over North Pitt. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.
SouthWest Edgecombe's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Ayden - Grifton, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
SouthWest Edgecombe suffered a grim 48-27 defeat to Ayden - Grifton when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can SouthWest Edgecombe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
