Preview: North Edgecombe Warriors vs. Hobgood Charter Raiders
The North Edgecombe Warriors will square off against the Hobgood Charter Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Edgecombe's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Northampton County typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday North Edgecombe proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Jaguars 62-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
North Edgecombe's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dontrevious Whitaker led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Whitaker hasn't dropped below 15 points for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyrian Pittman, who scored 14 points along with five assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Hobgood Charter, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 73-54 loss to Bear Grass Charter on Wednesday. Hobgood Charter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Edgecombe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Hobgood Charter, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.
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