The North Platte Community College Knights take to the road on Wednesday, Feb. 18 to play the Laramie County Community College Golden Eagles at the LCCC Gymnasium in Cheyenne, Wyo. The matchup is an important game in the standings of the National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX South Sub-Region.
The Knights look to break their two game losing streak. The Knights, 20-6 overall and 10-3 in sub-region play are currently tied for first with Northeastern Junior College in the South Sub-Region. The Golden Eagles are 19-9 overall and 9-5 in the sub-region. They are currently third in the South Sub-Region. A win for the Knights would clinch at least a number two seed in the upcoming Region IX tournament.
The Knights are led in scoring by sophomore Cameron Williams. Williams is averaging 22.4 points per game. He is leading the Region IX –South in scoring and is 11th in the nation. Williams scored his 1000th career point in the loss to Eastern Wyoming and is currently 14th on the Knights all-time scoring list.
Other Knights scoring in double figures are Marco Pascolo, 11.1 points per game and Shyquinn Dix, 10.4 points per game. Pascolo leads the Knights in rebounding with 7.9 rebounds per game.
The Golden Eagles are led in scoring by Darien Fernandez with 16.1 points per game. Fernandez is followed by Spencer Svejcar at 15.8 points per game. Two other Golden Eagles are averaging in double figures. They are Kamari Robinson, averaging 13.8 points per game and Alexis Dargenton, averaging 12.4 points per game. Dargenton also leads the Golden Eagles in rebounding with 7.6 rebounds per game.
Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. CST. The game will be live streamed through Laramie County Community College at www.njcaatv.com .