SouthWest Edgecombe hasn't had much luck against Farmville Central recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars face off against the Farmville Central Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with SouthWest Edgecombe sitting on four straight wins and Farmville Central on ten.
SouthWest Edgecombe is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing North Pitt: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that SouthWest Edgecombe blew North Pitt out of the water with a 67-31 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 27 points or more this season.
Zy Thigpen
| 01/31/25 @ North Pitt | 8 |
| 12/28/24 vs North Edgecombe | 6 |
| 01/30/25 @ West Craven | 5 |
| 01/18/25 @ Tarboro | 5 |
| 01/28/25 vs Greene Central | 4 |
SouthWest Edgecombe's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zy Thigpen, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave Thigpen a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Devion Mayo, Jr, who posted four points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
SouthWest Edgecombe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Farmville Central blew past West Craven, posting an 80-42 win. The Jaguars is also no stranger to big wins: their blowout on Tuesday was the 12 matchup they've won by 20+ points or more this season.
Farmville Central pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.9 points. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
SouthWest Edgecombe was dealt a bruising 79-40 loss at the hands of Farmville Central when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point SouthWest Edgecombe was down 45-20.
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