Central Cabarrus is 9-1 against South Rowan since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Central Cabarrus Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the South Rowan Raiders at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Cabarrus has 49 straight wins, South Rowan has 36 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Central Cabarrus gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They breezed by East Rowan at home to the tune of 111-37. Central Cabarrus' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Josh Dalton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Desmond Kent Jr., who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
South Rowan suffered their biggest loss since December 8, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Northwest Cabarrus 85-49. While losing is never fun, South Rowan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while Northwest Cabarrus is ranked 176th).
Central Cabarrus' victory was their 25th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-0. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 47.16 points. As for South Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything came up roses for Central Cabarrus against South Rowan in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 99-28 victory. With Central Cabarrus ahead 64-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
