South Caldwell has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a hard 68-51 fall against the McDowell Titans on Friday. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Rylan Parkins was his usual excellent self, putting up 26 points for McDowell. That makes it three consecutive games in which Parkins has scored at least a third of McDowell's points. Another player making a difference was Rae Garner, who posted 12 points.
South Caldwell's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for McDowell, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
South Caldwell will look to defend their home court on January 10th against Watauga at 8:00 p.m. As for McDowell, they will head out on the road to challenge North Buncombe at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Buncombe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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