The South Rowan Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Central Cabarrus Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. South Rowan is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
South Rowan is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Northwest Cabarrus on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Rowan was dealt a 58-25 loss at the hands of Northwest Cabarrus. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Trojans are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Central Cabarrus' contest on Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against East Rowan as Central Cabarrus made off with a 57-35 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
South Rowan better focus on containing Jahnae Duncan and Daniyah Burton as the pair were huge in Central Cabarrus' win. Duncan posted 15 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds, while Burton dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. What's more, Duncan also racked up two blocks, the most she's had since back in January. Myajah Nix was another key player, putting up seven points along with nine boards and three blocks.
Central Cabarrus smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Central Cabarrus' record is now 2-5. As for South Rowan, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
South Rowan suffered a grim 68-48 defeat to Central Cabarrus in their previous meeting back in January. Can South Rowan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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