The Eastern Randolph Wildcats and the South Stokes Sauras squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Eastern Randolph Wildcats had to settle for second. They took a hard 88-72 fall against the Sauras. While losing is never fun, Eastern Randolph can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while South Stokes is ranked 38th).
Eastern Randolph's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was William Stalker, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Stalker scored 15 or more points. Timothy Brower was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five assists.
Eastern Randolph dropped their record down to 18-11 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Stokes, the win (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 28-1.
Eastern Randolph does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Stokes, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Thomasville at 7:00 p.m. South Stokes knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 15 matchups -- so hopefully Thomasville likes a good challenge.
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