Recap: Eastern Wayne Warriors vs. North Johnston Panthers
The Eastern Wayne Warriors pushed their score all the way to 65 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Johnston. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (62), Eastern Wayne still had to take the loss.
Eastern Wayne's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Charlie Thomas, who scored 19 points. Jquarius Carr was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
North Johnston got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Marcel Freeman out in front who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds. Freeman is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Cory Barnes, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 3 assists.
Eastern Wayne has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for North Johnston, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern Wayne will take on Goldsboro at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Wayne will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 377th, while Goldsboro is ranked 76th). As for North Johnston, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Spring Creek at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Hopefully North Johnston is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in North Carolina (they are ranked 146th, while Spring Creek is ranked 598th).
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