The West Stokes Wildcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Walkertown Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Stokes' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
On Thursday, West Stokes made easy work of McMichael and carried off a 60-39 victory.
Meanwhile, Walkertown suffered their biggest defeat since December 20, 2023 on Saturday. They came up short against West Forsyth, falling 74-48. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Titans are ranked 24th).
West Stokes will have to keep a close watch on Kenan Grady and Camereon Cartlidge, a pair of players who had a big impact on Walkertown's prior game. Grady posted 12 points, while Cartlidge dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Cartlidge a new career-high in assists (three). Jaden McCandies was another key player, putting up eight points.
West Stokes' win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.6 points per game. As for Walkertown, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-8.
West Stokes didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Walkertown in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Stokes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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