The South Stanly Rowdy Rebel Bulls will take on the North Stanly Comets at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Stanly will be up against a hot South Stanly team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. South Stanly breezed past Gray Stone Day to the tune of 66-23 on Tuesday. The Rowdy Rebel Bulls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 22 points or more this season.
Cohen Whitley
| 02/11/25 vs Gray Stone Day | 3 |
| 02/07/25 @ Union Academy | 1 |
| 02/04/25 vs North Stanly | 2 |
| 01/31/25 @ Mount Pleasant | 1 |
| 01/29/25 @ Southwestern Randolph | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
Cohen Whitley and Gavyn Miller were among the main playmakers for South Stanly as the former posted 24 points and three steals and the latter put up 14 points in addition to five assists and three steals. That's the most steals Whitley has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Valler, who had ten points and seven rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: South Stanly was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Stanly was fully in charge on Monday, breezing past Gray Stone Day 83-35. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Knights are ranked 645th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Stanly is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 20-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.3 points over those games. As for South Stanly, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
South Stanly strolled past North Stanly when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 58-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Stanly since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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