North Carolina High School Basketball - North Edgecombe thwarts Tarboro
January 6, 2024: Tarboro, NC 27886 The North Edgecombe Warriors (Tarboro, NC) basketball knocked off the host Tarboro Vikings (Tarboro, NC), 76-61 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Warriors (7-2) will now prepare for their test against Northwest Halifax (Littleton, NC). The Vikings go into the 1A Tar Roanoke test with a 1-10 record. In their last test, Northwest Halifax went down by Rocky Mount Prep (Rocky Mount, NC), 72-66, in a league test.
The Vikings now own a 0-7 record. They play next when they host Gates County for a 1A Four Rivers test on Tuesday, January 9. Tarboro will encounter a Red Barons squad coming off a 85-40 league loss to Bertie (Windsor, NC). The Red Barons record now stands at 2-8.