The Alexander Central Cougars earned a 63-50 victory over the East Burke Cavaliers on Tuesday. The Cougars pushed the score to 53-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cavaliers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meredith Wike
| 11/18/25 @ East Burke | 36 |
| 11/14/25 vs Ashe County | 24 |
| 02/28/25 @ McDowell | 16 |
| 02/25/25 vs Porter Ridge | 24 |
| 02/18/25 @ Watauga | 29 |
Meredith Wike was nothing short of spectacular: she posted 36 points and seven rebounds. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malayah Adams, who had seven points in addition to eight assists and five boards.
Alexander Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Burke only posted six.
When it comes to explaining why East Burke lost, don't look at Belle Gwyn. Despite the final result, she went 5-for-11 to rack up 15 points and seven rebounds. Addi Brittain was another key player, putting up 14 points and three steals.
Alexander Central has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, Alexander Central will welcome Hibriten at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Burke, they will head out to challenge St. Stephens at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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