The Southern Lee Cavaliers will head out to face off against the Swansboro Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southern Lee comes in on four and Swansboro on 11.
Southern Lee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Fike, posting an 87-57 victory. The Cavaliers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Swansboro didn't have too much trouble with South Central on Friday as they won 72-56. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Falcons are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Lee better keep an eye on Jonah Holt. He was instrumental in Swansboro's win, almost dropping a double-double with 25 points and nine boards. Holt's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Jermaine Cunningham was another key player, putting up 11 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Swansboro's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.9 points over those games. As for Southern Lee, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
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