The Porter Ridge Pirates will square off against the Cuthbertson Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Porter Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season.
Porter Ridge is headed into Tuesday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 72-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Weddington on Friday.
| 01/31/25 vs Weddington | 29 |
| 01/28/25 @ Marvin Ridge | 17 |
| 01/17/25 @ Cuthbertson | 51 |
| 01/08/25 @ Monroe | 37 |
| 01/07/25 vs Marvin Ridge | 18 |
Despite the defeat, Porter Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ashanti Taylor dropped a double-double on 29 points and 14 rebounds. Taylor's evening made it 22 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kali Williams, who posted 15 points along with six boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, Cuthbertson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Marvin Ridge, falling 70-20. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Mavericks are ranked 28th).
Cuthbertson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Porter Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 15-5.
Porter Ridge strolled past Cuthbertson in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 86-69. Does Porter Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cuthbertson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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