Northwest Cabarrus had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They snuck past the South Rowan Raiders with a 40-34 win. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Raiders are ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Rowan lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kynlee Dextraze, who posted eight points along with nine boards and three steals. Dextraze has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Avery Fisher was another key player, putting up seven points.
Trojans
| 01/28/25 vs South Rowan | 40-34 |
| 01/23/25 vs East Rowan | 54-50 |
| 01/03/25 vs West Rowan | 66-18 |
| 12/30/24 vs Western Guilford | 67-39 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lake Norman Charter | 61-53 |
| + 5 more games |
Northwest Cabarrus pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for South Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Northwest Cabarrus will head out on the road to take on Lake Norman Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lake Norman Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for South Rowan, they will square off against Central Cabarrus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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