The Rockingham County Cougars had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took down Southern Guilford 57-39. Given Rockingham County's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while Southern Guilford is ranked 447th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Southern Guilford lost, one person who can't be blamed is Courtney Griffith. Despite the final result, she scored 22 points. Another player making a difference was Sa'Niyah Parker, who scored eight points.
Rockingham County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Southern Guilford, they dropped their record down to 7-18 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Rockingham County will face off against Dudley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dudley will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Rockingham County surely won't give up without a fight. Southern Guilford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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