Weddington has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Weddington ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They secured a 44-40 W over Monroe. Given Weddington's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while Monroe is ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They managed a 56-52 win over Sun Valley.
Weddington's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-10. As for Marvin Ridge, their win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Weddington came up short against Marvin Ridge when the teams last played back in January, falling 56-47. Will Weddington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.