North Carolina High School Basketball - Rocky Mount Prep can't hold off Tarboro
January 24, 2024: Tarboro, NC 27886 The Rocky Mount Prep Jaguars basketball team (Rocky Mount, NC), was nudged 79-77 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the host Tarboro Vikings (Tarboro, NC)
The Vikings now possess a 4-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Washington County for a 1A Four Rivers battle on Friday, January 26. Tarboro will battle a Panthers team coming off a 45-42 league win over Bertie (Windsor, NC). The Panthers record now stands at 12-0.
The Jaguars (1-8) will now prepare for their battle against KIPP Pride (Gaston, NC). The Pride come into the 1A Tar Roanoke battle with a 6-7 record. In their last battle, KIPP Pride edged Warren County (Warrenton, NC), 69-58, in a league battle.