Even though the North Edgecombe Warriors scored an imposing 65 points on Tuesday, the Northampton County Jaguars still came out on top. Northampton County escaped with a win against North Edgecombe by the margin of a single free throw, 66-65. This was payback for Northampton County, who suffered a 72-66 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Northampton County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jiyoun Williams, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds. Williams is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Blake, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the loss, North Edgecombe still got an impressive performance from Dontrevious Whitaker, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Whitaker has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. LaTraviun Parker was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, North Edgecombe were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northampton County only racked up two assists.
Northampton County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for North Edgecombe, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing KIPP P the next time they take the court. North Edgecombe will host KIPP P at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Northampton County will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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