The Southside Seahawks will square off against the North East Carolina Prep Husky at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Southside: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home dating back to last season, while North East Carolina Prep has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
Southside is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Ayden - Grifton on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Southside had to suffer through a 76-49 loss at the hands of Ayden - Grifton. The Seahawks were down 49-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Josh Armstrong and Hatteras Jenkins. Jenkins had a solid game and posted 14 points. Meanwhile, Armstrong was balling out in the loss, putting up 22 points.
While North East Carolina Prep didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Hobgood Charter 67-48 on Tuesday.
North East Carolina Prep's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Southside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Southside was able to grind out a solid victory over North East Carolina Prep when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 84-74. Does Southside have another victory up their sleeve, or will North East Carolina Prep turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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