The Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their fifth straight loss. They received a tough blow as they fell 66-52 to New Bern. While losing is never fun, Northside - Jacksonville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 484th, while New Bern is ranked 169th).
Northside - Jacksonville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being O'Marion Mitchell, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mitchell has scored all season. Xavier Ritter was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five assists and four steals.
Northside - Jacksonville's defeat was their 13th straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-15. As for New Bern, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Northside - Jacksonville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Jacksonville at 6:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Jacksonville and Northside - Jacksonville are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for New Bern, they will be playing at home against South Central at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
