The Whiteville Wolfpack just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Scotland Fighting Scots at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Whiteville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Whiteville strolled past East Columbus with points to spare, taking the game 50-35.
Meanwhile, Scotland opened the new year with a less-than-successful 62-53 loss to Cheraw. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 538th in North Carolina, while the Braves are ranked 208th in South Carolina).
Despite the defeat, Scotland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jerrison Dixon went 7 of 14 en route to 22 points and five rebounds. That was a full 41.5% of Scotland's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Clifton, who had eight points and nine rebounds.
Whiteville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Scotland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Whiteville beat Scotland 65-57 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whiteville since the team 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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