The Bunn Wildcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a 39-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Louisburg. While losing is never fun, Bunn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 461st, while Louisburg is ranked 211th).
Despite the loss, Bunn still got an impressive performance from Jameir Strickland, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Strickland scored a full 64.7% of Bunn's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Louisburg found their leader in underclassman Jakobe Edgerton, who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds. The matchup was Edgerton's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Smith, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds.
Bunn's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Louisburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Vance County the next time they take the court. Louisburg will head out to face Vance County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Bunn will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
