Basketball Recap: Goldsboro Cougars vs. J.H. Rose Rampants
Goldsboro won the last time they faced J.H. Rose, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Goldsboro Cougars took down the J.H. Rose Rampants 52-33. With that victory, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Goldsboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aziyah Boyer, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Boyer a new career-high in assists (five). Nierieh Smith was another key player, scoring 12 points in addition to eight steals.
Goldsboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as J.H. Rose only posted an.
Despite the defeat, J.H. Rose saw an underclassman step up: freshman Alaya Clemons posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kahrin Highsmith, who had three points along with two blocks.
The win made it two in a row for Goldsboro and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for J.H. Rose, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Goldsboro wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 54-33 victory against Southern Wayne on the 6th. J.H. Rose has also already played their next contest, a 43-29 defeat against Swansboro on the 5th.
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