The White Oak Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Richlands Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
White Oak is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Swansboro on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Vikings came up short against the Pirates, falling 53-32. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, White Oak had strong showings from Aariel Jemison, who posted 13 points and five rebounds, and Sidney Ferguson, who earned 12 points. That was a full 37.5% of the Vikings' points, marking the third time in a row Ferguson has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Richlands challenged East Duplin on Tuesday. The Wildcats lost 62-36 to the Panthers. The Wildcats were down 58-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Richlands' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for White Oak, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
White Oak beat Richlands 37-30 when the teams last played last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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