The Jacksonville Cardinals will venture away from home to face off against the D.H. Conley Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Jacksonville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 contests.
On Wednesday, Jacksonville came up short against New Bern and fell 79-70. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, D.H. Conley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 77-44 defeat at the hands of South Central. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Falcons are ranked 168th).
Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for D.H. Conley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Jacksonville barely slipped by D.H. Conley in their previous meeting back in January, winning 58-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jacksonville since the team 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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