The Carson Cougars and the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls will face off at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Carson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Hickory Ridge likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Carson humbled East Rowan with an 85-51 victory. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hickory Ridge fought the good fight in their overtime game against Hopewell on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Titans 71-65. While losing is never fun, the Ragin' Bulls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Titans are ranked 20th).
This is the second loss in a row for Hickory Ridge and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Carson, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Carson was able to grind out a solid victory over Hickory Ridge when the teams last played back in November of 2017, winning 73-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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