You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Northwest Guilford's strategy against Ragsdale on Wednesday. The Northwest Guilford Vikings put the hurt on the Ragsdale Tigers with a sharp 62-36 win. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 570th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ragsdale's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dashawn Ervin, who posted 18 points and four steals, and Josiah Beatty, who had six points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Ervin a new career-high in steals. Ben Medlin also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Vikings
| 01/15/25 @ Ragsdale | 62-36 |
| 01/09/25 @ Southeast Guilford | 75-59 |
| 12/11/24 @ North Davidson | 72-45 |
Northwest Guilford pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Ragsdale, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Northwest Guilford will challenge Southwest Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Guilford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Northwest Guilford likes a good challenge. As for Ragsdale, they will face off against Western Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Western Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
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