Wallace-Rose Hill hasn't had much luck against Southwest Onslow recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs will welcome the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Wallace-Rose Hill earned a 60-49 win over Clinton. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Dark Horses are ranked 626th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Southwest Onslow, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against South Lenoir on Tuesday as Southwest Onslow made off with a 65-44 victory. The Stallions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Southwest Onslow pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.3 points. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Wallace-Rose Hill might still be hurting after the 65-44 loss they got from Southwest Onslow in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwest Onslow's Rue Chapman, who posted 15 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Now that Wallace-Rose Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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