Two dominant guards in Jussan Wiggins and Joaliel Caraballo are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The New Bern Bears will square off against the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, New Bern opened the new year with a less-than-successful 60-50 defeat to South Central. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northside - Jacksonville came up short against J.H. Rose on Friday and fell 62-50. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Rampants are ranked 107th).
Northside - Jacksonville now has a losing record at 5-6. As for New Bern, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
New Bern came up short against Northside - Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 64-52. Thankfully for New Bern, Durice Adamson (who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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