Farmville Central has won 26 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while SouthWest Edgecombe has won 26 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Farmville Central Jaguars will get right back to it and host the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Farmville Central took their match with ease, bagging an 80-42 victory over West Craven. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Eagles are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when SouthWest Edgecombe faced off against North Pitt on Friday. SouthWest Edgecombe breezed by North Pitt to the tune of 67-31. The Cougars pushed the score to 46-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had little chance of recovering from.
SouthWest Edgecombe's win came from a few key players Farmville Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zy Thigpen, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave him a new career-high. Devion Mayo, Jr was another key player, putting up four points along with six rebounds and five assists.
SouthWest Edgecombe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
SouthWest Edgecombe is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Farmville Central, their win bumped their record up to 17-4.
Everything came up roses for Farmville Central against SouthWest Edgecombe when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 79-40 victory. In that game, Farmville Central amassed a halftime lead of 45-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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