The Weddington Warriors lost a heartbreaker to the Cuthbertson Cavaliers when they met back in February of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. Weddington took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cuthbertson. Weddington has struggled against Cuthbertson recently, as their contest on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Weddington still got an impressive performance from Bailey Page, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Page is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Natalie Poole, who scored five points.
Cuthbertson found their leader in underclassman Christian Mundy, who scored 19 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Mundy has scored at least a third of Cuthbertson's points. Christian Johnson was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
Weddington's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Cuthbertson, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Weddington will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Monroe at 6:00 p.m. on February 12th. Hopefully Monroe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday. As for Cuthbertson, they will head out on the road to face off against Butler at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cuthbertson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 227th, while Butler is ranked 102nd).
