Ayden - Grifton hasn't had much luck against SouthWest Edgecombe recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ayden - Grifton Chargers are taking a road trip to face off against the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Ayden - Grifton is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by North Pitt and fell 50-23.
Meanwhile, SouthWest Edgecombe entered their tilt with Farmville Central on Wednesday with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Jaguars 61-27. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Jaguars are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ayden - Grifton better focus on containing Kdeidria Collins and Aaliyah Whitehead as the pair were huge in SouthWest Edgecombe's win. Collins dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten steals, while Whitehead posted 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Collins has scored at least a third of SouthWest Edgecombe's points. A'Chonacey Mabry was another key player, putting up eight points along with seven boards and five steals.
SouthWest Edgecombe pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Ayden - Grifton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Ayden - Grifton took a serious blow against SouthWest Edgecombe in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-30. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ayden - Grifton was down 40-15.
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