Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for North Edgecombe

Warriors

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Southeast Halifax	76-39
01/31/25 vs Rocky Mount Prep	73-30
01/28/25 vs Warren County	51-48
01/14/25 vs KIPP P	81-14
01/09/25 @ Northampton County	62-35
+ 3 more games

North Edgecombe entered their tilt with Southeast Halifax on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They took their game with ease, bagging a 76-39 victory over the Southeast Halifax Trojans. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Trojans are ranked 570th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Southeast Halifax's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keshiya Evans, who posted 13 points and five boards. Those 13 points gave Evans a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Iyana Harrison, who earned six points along with seven rebounds and five blocks.

North Edgecombe is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Southeast Halifax, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.

North Edgecombe has already played their next contest (against Wilson Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Southeast Halifax has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Northwest Halifax.