Wheatmore is 2-8 against Southwestern Randolph since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wheatmore Warriors just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Southwestern Randolph Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wheatmore is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Ledford on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wheatmore was outmatched by Ledford and fell 84-47. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Panthers are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Southwestern Randolph challenged Eastern Randolph on Tuesday. The matchup between Southwestern Randolph and Eastern Randolph didn't end well, with Southwestern Randolph falling 78-60. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Southwestern Randolph's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Wheatmore, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Wheatmore was dealt a bruising 51-24 defeat at the hands of Southwestern Randolph in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Wheatmore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
