The Northside - Pinetown Panthers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Pamlico County Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside - Pinetown is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
If Pamlico County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Northside - Pinetown took over last week. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Northside - Pinetown made off with a 45-44 win over J.H. Rose. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Rampants are ranked 335th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pamlico County blew past Jones, posting a 63-29 victory. The Hurricanes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Pamlico County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points over those games. As for Northside - Pinetown, they pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Northside - Pinetown against Pamlico County in their previous meeting last Monday, as the team secured a 61-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside - Pinetown since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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