The Scotland Fighting Scots will square off against the Hoke County Bucks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hoke County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Scotland, who comes in off a win.
Scotland is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Monday. They blew past Montgomery Central 81-53. With the Fighting Scots ahead 49-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Scotland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerrison Dixon, who went 9 for 14 en route to 28 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Dixon a new career-high in offensive rebounds (two). Another player making a difference was Tomek McFadden, who went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Scotland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 20 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hoke County entered their matchup against Lumberton on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hoke County fell to Lumberton 53-48. The loss continues a trend for the Bucks in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost nine in a row.
Things could have been worse for Scotland, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 72-55 loss to Hoke County when the teams last played back in January. Can Scotland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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