Basketball Game Preview: Northern Nash Knights vs. Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets

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Previous Games

02/23/24 - Home	83-54 W
02/02/24 - Away	58-34 W
01/05/24 - Home	33-57 L
02/16/23 - Home	81-50 W
01/27/23 - Home	90-49 W
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Northern Nash has gone 7-1 against Roanoke Rapids recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northern Nash Knights will take on the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. Northern Nash is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

Northern Nash saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 54-47 to Knightdale. The game marked Northern Nash's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Despite the loss, Northern Nash had strong showings from JaMiere Harris, who posted 13 points and six rebounds, and Kingston Little, who had seven points and nine rebounds. Little continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Rosser Jr., who put up eight points.

Roanoke Rapids has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 69-50 bruising from Bertie on Saturday.

Northern Nash's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Roanoke Rapids, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

Everything came up roses for Northern Nash against Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in February, as the squad secured an 83-54 victory. In that contest, Northern Nash amassed a halftime lead of 49-29, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.