Western Guilford has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Ragsdale Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Western Guilford's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
Western Guilford pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 75-55 walloping at the hands of Southeast Guilford. Western Guilford was down 55-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Western Guilford got a solid performance out of Leila Henderson, who scored 22 points along with five steals. Henderson hasn't dropped below 15 points for five straight games. Kayla Bridges was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Ragsdale's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 11th straight loss. They were outmatched by Southwest Guilford on the road and fell 63-18. While losing is never fun, Ragsdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while Southwest Guilford is ranked 164th).
Western Guilford has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Ragsdale, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-14.
Western Guilford barely slipped by Ragsdale when the teams last played back in January, winning 64-63. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ragsdale's Brooke Parker, who scored 34 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Western Guilford still be able to contain Parker? There's only one way to find out.
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