It was a proper cat-fight when West Stokes challenged Morehead on Tuesday. The West Stokes Wildcats came up short against the Morehead Panthers, falling 56-35. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 61-53.
Morehead found their leader in freshman Ayedon Haygood, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Haygood has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Josiah Thomas, who went 5 for 8 en route to 15 points and six rebounds.
West Stokes dropped their record down to 8-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Morehead, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-11.
West Stokes will be playing in front of their home fans against Surry Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Surry Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 matchups -- so hopefully West Stokes likes a good challenge. Morehead has already played their next game (against McMichael), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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