The Wayne Country Day Chargers and the North Duplin Rebels will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wayne Country Day has six straight victories, North Duplin has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Wayne Country Day was able to grind out a solid win over Hertford County, taking the game 79-67.
Jaelen Solomon continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 21 points and five rebounds. Jeremiah Mercer was another key player, posting 17 points and five rebounds.
Wayne Country Day was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hertford County only posted six assists.
Meanwhile, North Duplin came up short against Spring Creek on Friday and fell 61-53.
Wayne Country Day will need focus on slowing down Branson Martin, one of several North Duplin players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Martin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelyn Ingram-Mathis, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Wayne Country Day has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for North Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Keep an eye on the arc in Friday's contest: Wayne Country Day has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 8.2 three-pointers per game. It's a different story for North Duplin, though, as they've been averaging only 2 three-pointers. Given Wayne Country Day's sizable advantage in that area, North Duplin will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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