The Landrum Cardinals and the Phelps Hornets will compete for holiday cheer at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Landrum and five for Phelps.
It was a proper cat-fight when Landrum took on Asheville on Tuesday. The Cardinals took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cardinals came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 204th in South Carolina, while the Cougars are ranked 480th in North Carolina).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Noah Dodd, who shot 44% from the field en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Ivan Williams, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Phelps scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 86-73 to Paintsville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (70), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
Landrum now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Phelps, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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