Snow Hill won the last time they faced Northampton and things went their way on Monday too. The Snow Hill Eagles walked away with a 74-62 win over the Northampton Yellowjackets. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 58th in Maryland, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 335th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northampton's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amir Bailey, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 18 points and five rebounds. Bailey is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Malique Collins, who went 6 for 11 en route to 15 points and four steals.
Snow Hill has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Northampton, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Snow Hill will square off against Washington at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northampton, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Chincoteague at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northampton is facing Chincoteague at the right time seeing as Chincoteague is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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