The Bertie Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Lakewood Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bertie sitting on three straight wins and Lakewood on 22.
Bertie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Roxboro Community as Bertie made off with a 75-54 victory. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lakewood didn't have too much trouble with Pamlico County on Tuesday as they won 74-55. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th in North Carolina, while the Hurricanes are ranked 531st in North Carolina), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bertie's win bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Lakewood, they pushed their record up to 22-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home.
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