Alexander Central and McDowell are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Alexander Central Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the McDowell Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Alexander Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches.
On Friday, Alexander Central beat North Iredell 64-54.
Jayon Connor was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 17 rebounds. His evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lukson Green, who earned 15 points in addition to two steals.
Alexander Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, McDowell suffered their closest defeat since January 5th on Thursday. They fell just short of South Caldwell by a score of 77-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (63), the Titans still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, McDowell got top-tier performance from Kyson Rinnert, who earned 30 points. With that strong performance, Rinnert is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. Rylan Parkins was another key player, earning 15 points.
The victory got Alexander Central back to even at 2-2. As for McDowell, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Alexander Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against McDowell when the teams last played back in January of 2021, but they still walked away with a 40-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexander Central 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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