Nash Central is 1-9 against SouthWest Edgecombe since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Nash Central Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Nash Central focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Wednesday.
Nash Central is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They took a 62-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beddingfield.
Despite the loss, Nash Central had strong showings from Gerald Davis, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and four steals, and Markell Jasper, who went 6 for 15 en route to 17 points plus three steals. Davian Sharpe was another key player, posting six points in addition to two steals.
Meanwhile, SouthWest Edgecombe put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 65-25 win over North Lenoir. With the Cougars ahead 33-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead SouthWest Edgecombe to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alijah Lassiter, who earned 13 points plus seven assists and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lassiter a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Zy Thigpen, who scored 12 points plus three steals.
SouthWest Edgecombe's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Nash Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Nash Central came up short against SouthWest Edgecombe when the teams last played back in January, falling 57-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of SouthWest Edgecombe's Xander Brown, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points plus four steals. Now that Nash Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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