The Louisburg Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Baldwin Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
With a playoff game on the line, Louisburg rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 68-58 win over the Golden Tornado. Louisburg's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Baldwin came tearing into Wednesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 83-35 win over Independence at home. Baldwin has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Baldwin relied on the efforts of Talan Torrez, who scored 23 points along with four steals, and Cooper Carr, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Carr is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 22 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Ziembicki, who scored 16 points.
Louisburg's victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Baldwin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Louisburg, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 62-46 loss to Baldwin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carr, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Louisburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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