Washington County and Northside - Pinetown squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Washington County had to settle for second. They were dealt an 83-43 loss at the hands of Northside - Pinetown. While losing is never fun, Washington County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Northside - Pinetown is ranked 98th).
Aaliyah Carter
| 02/28/25 @ Northside - Pinetown | 17 |
| 02/25/25 @ Lakewood | 21 |
| 02/17/25 @ Gates County | 15 |
| 02/14/25 @ Bertie | 19 |
| 02/11/25 vs Martin County | 16 |
Despite the loss, Washington County still got an impressive performance from Aaliyah Carter, who posted 17 points. Carter is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in each of the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ke'Myia Young, who had 13 points.
Olivia Jane Cahoon was her usual excellent self, shooting 56% from the field en route to 37 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists for Northside - Pinetown. That makes it four consecutive games in which Cahoon has scored at least a third of Northside - Pinetown's points. Another player making a difference was Madison Scheffler, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 15 boards.
Washington County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Northside - Pinetown, the victory (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 27-1.
Washington County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northside - Pinetown, they will square off against North Duplin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside - Pinetown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully North Duplin likes a good challenge.
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