The West Rowan Falcons will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the North Rowan Cavaliers at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. West Rowan is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
West Rowan is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Concord on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Rowan was dealt a 79-51 defeat at the hands of Concord. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Spiders are ranked 163rd).
West Rowan's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jalen Moten, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 14 points, and Israel Ford, who posted ten points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Young, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, North Rowan was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 76-75 to Lincoln Charter.
North Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for West Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for West Rowan against North Rowan in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 71-41 win. Does West Rowan have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Rowan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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