Tarboro is on a four-game streak of home losses, North East Carolina Prep a ten-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Tarboro Vikings will welcome the North East Carolina Prep Husky at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Tarboro is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against SouthWest Edgecombe on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tarboro was outmatched by SouthWest Edgecombe and fell 66-9. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-2.
Meanwhile, North East Carolina Prep had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Washington County. While losing is never fun, the Husky can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 613th, while the Panthers are ranked 283rd).
North East Carolina Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-25. As for Tarboro, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Everything went Tarboro's way against North East Carolina Prep in their previous matchup back in January, as Tarboro made off with a 44-24 win. Will Tarboro repeat their success, or does North East Carolina Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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