The Henderson Collegiate Pride's's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Rolesville Rams at 4:30 p.m. on December 27th. One thing working in Henderson Collegiate's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
Even though Varsity Opponent scored an imposing 57 points last Thursday, Henderson Collegiate still came out on top. Henderson Collegiate walked away with a 66-57 win over Varsity Opponent.
It was another big night for Dillion Baskerville, who dropped a triple-double on 20 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. That's the first time this season that he posted eight or more assists. Another player making a difference was Nazir Shaw, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Rolesville's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. They lost to Hillside on the road by a decisive 62-47 margin. While losing is never fun, Rolesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while Hillside is ranked 169th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Anthony Roberts, who scored eight points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Life Lynch, who scored seven points.
Henderson Collegiate has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Rolesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
