Northern Nash hasn't had much luck against Rocky Mount recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Northern Nash Knights will host the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 6:00 p.m.
Northern Nash is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Southern Nash. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 474th, while the Firebirds are ranked 214th).
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount entered their tilt with Franklinton on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They slipped by the Red Rams 34-33. The 34-point effort marked the Gryphons' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Northern Nash better keep an eye on Kira Jones. She was instrumental in Rocky Mount's win, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The contest was Jones' 11th in a row with at least ten points.
Rocky Mount pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Northern Nash, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Northern Nash took a serious blow against Rocky Mount in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 71-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rocky Mount's McKinley Battle, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 21 points and seven steals. Now that Northern Nash knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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