The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will be playing at home against the Uwharrie Charter Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Randolph has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 789 points over their last ten matches.
Eastern Randolph pushed their score all the way to 57 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They suffered a rough 79-57 loss at the hands of Trinity. Eastern Randolph found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post 11 fewer assists than your opponent.
Despite the loss, Eastern Randolph had strong showings from Timothy Brower, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and William Stalker, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds. Brower hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Julian Brooks, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Uwharrie Charter lost to Southwestern Randolph at home by a decisive 55-38 margin on Thursday. Uwharrie Charter has struggled against Southwestern Randolph recently, as their game on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Uwharrie Charter got a solid performance out of Braeden Lamb, who scored 14 points. That was a full 36.8% of Uwharrie Charter's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Eastern Randolph's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Uwharrie Charter, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-14.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Eastern Randolph hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 73.3 points per game. However, it's not like Uwharrie Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 55.6 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything went Eastern Randolph's way against Uwharrie Charter in their previous matchup last Friday as Eastern Randolph made off with a 61-40 win. Does Eastern Randolph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Uwharrie Charter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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