The Rockingham County Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Dudley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Rockingham County 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 strolled past Southern Guilford with points to spare, taking the game 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.
Meanwhile, Dudley stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Eastern Guilford 65-32 at home. Winning may never get old, but Dudley sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Rockingham County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Dudley, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7.
Rockingham County came up short against Dudley when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 55-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dudley's Jewel Pass, who scored 13 points along with six steals. Now that Rockingham County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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