The New Bern Bears will face off against the Athens Drive Jaguars on Monday. New Bern will be strutting in after a win while Athens Drive will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, New Bern didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against D.H. Conley, but they still walked away with a 65-59 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Athens Drive came up short against Sanderson on Thursday and fell 51-38. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Spartans are ranked 21st).
New Bern will have to contain Chay Smith as he made an impact in Athens Drive's last game. He went 8 for 20 en route to 18 points. Smith is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Marcus Green was another key player, putting up six points and seven rebounds.
New Bern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Athens Drive, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
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