Basketball Recap: King & Queen Central Skates Past Northampton with Ease

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Previous Games

02/14/25 - Home	53-14 W
01/31/24 - Away	44-24 W
01/05/24 - Home	43-16 W
02/21/23 - Home	59-35 W
01/18/23 - Home	61-19 W
+ 3 more games

King & Queen Central waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed past the Northampton Yellowjackets to the tune of 53-14. That looming 53-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Royal Tigers yet this season.

King & Queen Central had a senior duo take command as Janiya Brown dropped a triple-double with 26 points, ten rebounds, and ten steals and Amelia Moaney dropped a double-double with 23 points and 11 boards. Moaney is becoming a predictor of King & Queen Central's success: when she posts at least eight boards the team is 5-2 (and 6-7 when she doesn't).

When it comes to explaining why Northampton lost, don't look at Ortavia Rogers. Despite the final result, she posted six points.

King & Queen Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.0 points over those games. As for Northampton, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.

King & Queen Central will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against West Point at 6:00 p.m. on February 25th. As for Northampton, they have already played their next game, a 55-18 loss against Arcadia on the 17th.