McDowell has gone a perfect 10-0 against Erwin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The McDowell Titans will take on the Erwin Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Erwin will be up against a hot McDowell team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. McDowell put the hurt on Asheville with a sharp 86-63 victory on Friday. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Derrick Forney Jr
| 02/07/25 @ Asheville | 33 |
| 01/24/25 @ T.C. Roberson | 20 |
| 02/04/25 vs Enka | 18 |
| 12/27/24 vs East Burke | 17 |
| 01/02/25 @ Avery County | 14 |
Derrick Forney Jr had a dynamite game for McDowell, putting up 33 points. Those 33 points gave Forney Jr a new career-high. Kyson Rinnert was another key player, scoring 16 points.
Meanwhile, Erwin came up short against T.C. Roberson on Friday and fell 69-58. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McDowell will need to focus on slowing down Jackson Davis, one of several Erwin players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 11 to rack up 16 points along with six boards and four blocks. Davis has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Wallace, who posted 16 points and five rebounds.
Erwin's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for McDowell, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. McDowell hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 72.8 points per game. However, it's not like Erwin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 63.8 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more.
McDowell strolled past Erwin in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 81-65. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wallace, who went 10 for 17 on his way to 32 points and five boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will McDowell still be able to contain Wallace? There's only one way to find out.
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