Basketball Game Preview: Perquimans Pirates vs. Camden County Bruins

By Team Reports Dec 13, 2024, 1:59am

Basketball Preview: Perquimans Pirates vs. Camden County Bruins

Suggested Video

Perquimans has gone 10-0 against Camden County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Perquimans Pirates will square off against the Camden County Bruins at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Perquimans has five straight wins, Camden County has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Perquimans will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Northeastern, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Perquimans was the clear victor by a 64-39 margin over Northeastern on Wednesday. Fans of the Pirates have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Lailana Marie Harris

Rebounds (Career)

12/11/24 @ Northeastern10
02/07/24 @ North Pitt9
01/11/24 vs Washington County8
12/08/23 vs Holmes7
01/26/24 @ Gates County7

It was another big night for Lailana Marie Harris, who dropped a triple-double on 24 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Kaydee Hunter, who posted nine points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Camden County scored the most points they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Northside - Pinetown, falling 49-24.

Perquimans will have to contain Aaliyah Anderson as she made an impact in Camden County's last game. She put up four points and ten rebounds. Anderson is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Doppler, who had seven points and five rebounds.

Perquimans' victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Camden County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Perquimans hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 61.8 points per game. It's a different story for Camden County, though, as they've been averaging only 19.2 points. The only thing between Perquimans and another offensive beatdown is Camden County. Will they be able to keep them contained?

Everything came up roses for Perquimans against Camden County in their previous matchup on Friday, as the squad secured a 65-10 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perquimans since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps