The J.H. Rose Rampants entered their tilt with the Havelock Rams with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. J.H. Rose narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Havelock 55-52. Given J.H. Rose's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while Havelock is ranked 393rd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
J.H. Rose was led to victory by Torry "TJ" Brown and Justin Grimes. Brown scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Grimes scored 24 points along with three steals. Malachi Green was another key contributor, scoring three points along with five assists and two steals.
J.H. Rose has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Havelock, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
J.H. Rose will head out on the road to square off against New Bern at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. J.H. Rose is coming into the game with five straight victories on the road, so New Bern is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Havelock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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