Two dominant guards in Ashanti Fox and Kennedy Moore are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Union Pines Vikings will welcome the Pinecrest Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Union Pines sitting on three straight wins and Pinecrest on four.
If Union Pines beats Pinecrest with 74 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Union Pines claimed a resounding 74-18 victory over Southern Lee. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest was able to grind out a solid win over Hoke County on Tuesday, taking the game 49-41. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Bucks are ranked 413th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pinecrest's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points over those games. As for Union Pines, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
Union Pines strolled past Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 57-42. Does Union Pines have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pinecrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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