The Alexander Central Cougars will challenge the Freedom Patriots at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Alexander Central duked it out withHibriten on Tuesday. Alexander Central strolled past Hibriten with points to spare, taking the game 62-44. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Panthers are ranked 571st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jayon Connor, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 12 boards. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Alexander Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaheim Redmond, who posted nine points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Alexander Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Freedom's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 77-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Watauga. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 18-14 in the first quarter.
Alexander Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Freedom, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-3.
Alexander Central beat Freedom 53-45 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Does Alexander Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Freedom turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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