Southern Wayne is 1-9 against Goldsboro since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southern Wayne Saints will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Goldsboro Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southern Wayne will head into Saturday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played back in November but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 78-41 loss at the hands of Wayne Country Day.
Despite their defeat, Southern Wayne saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jaden Hardy, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Kairell Evans, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 75-55 to J.H. Rose.
Goldsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Southern Wayne couldn't quite finish off Goldsboro in their previous meeting back in November and fell 65-63. Will Southern Wayne 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.
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