The Eastern Randolph Wildcats entered their tilt with the Uwharrie Charter Eagles with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went Eastern Randolph's way against Uwharrie Charter on Friday as Eastern Randolph made off with a 61-40 win. Given Eastern Randolph's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Uwharrie Charter is ranked 444th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Randolph's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nicah Taylor, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Taylor has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Timothy Brower, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Uwharrie Charter lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Braeden Lamb, who scored 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Smith, who scored 11 points.
Eastern Randolph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Uwharrie Charter, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Eastern Randolph will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Providence Grove at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Eastern Randolph's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight contests. As for Uwharrie Charter, they will head out on the road to take on Wheatmore at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Uwharrie Charter is facing Wheatmore at the right time seeing as Wheatmore is stuck on a 21-game losing streak.
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