Basketball Recap: King & Queen Central Comes Up Short

The matchup between King & Queen Central and Northampton on Friday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The King & Queen Central Royal Tigers took a blow against the Northampton Yellowjackets, falling 91-52. The loss continues a trend for the Royal Tigers in their matchups with the Yellowjackets: they've now lost seven in a row.

Gerard Hill

Points

02/14/25 @ Northampton	21
02/10/25 @ Charles City	30
02/06/25 @ Mathews	24
02/04/25 vs Carver College and Career Academy	41
02/03/25 vs Essex	24
+ 5 more games

King & Queen Central's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gerard Hill, who posted 21 points. The game was Hill's tenth in a row with at least 21 points. Another player making a difference was Teryn Mosley, who put up 14 points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northampton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amir Bailey, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine assists. With that strong performance, Bailey is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Anderson, who went 8-for-14 on his way to 17 points and seven steals.

King & Queen Central's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Northampton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. King & Queen Central will venture away from home to challenge Middlesex at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Northampton, they will head out to take on Arcadia at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Arcadia comes in on nine and Northampton on four.