The Nandua Warriors will square off against the Holmes Aces at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Nandua will be strutting in after a victory while Holmes will be coming in after a defeat.
Nandua's three-game losing streak came to an end on Saturday. They snuck past Granby with a 64-59 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Nandua's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nazere Blake, who scored 15 points. Blake continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ny'Zir Dix, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Holmes, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 61-46 loss to Currituck County on Friday. Holmes has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nandua's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Holmes, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.