Polk County and Brevard are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Polk County Wolverines will face off against the Brevard Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Polk County is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Polk County will bounce into Friday's game after beating East Rutherford, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Polk County enjoyed a cozy 62-47 win over East Rutherford on Tuesday. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Cavaliers are ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kylie Lewis
| 02/11/25 @ East Rutherford | 90% |
| 02/07/25 vs Chase | 33% |
| 01/31/25 vs R-S Central | 57% |
| 01/28/25 vs Hendersonville | 67% |
| 01/24/25 @ Patton | 45% |
| + 24 more games |
It was another big night for Kylie Lewis, who went 9-for-10 to rack up 20 points and eight boards. What's more, she also posted a 90% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Charley Dusenbury, who posted eight points and eight assists.
Meanwhile, Brevard came up short against T.C. Roberson on Thursday, falling 52-29. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Polk County's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 35% in those games and 28.3% outside of them. As for Brevard, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
Everything came up roses for Polk County against Brevard when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 72-24 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Polk County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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