Currituck County lost against Northeastern back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The contest between the Currituck County Knights and the Northeastern Eagles didn't end well, with the Currituck County Knights falling 64-49. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Eagles are ranked 77th).
Jamie Dance
| 02/11/25 vs Northeastern | 18 |
| 02/07/25 vs Pasquotank County | 22 |
| 02/05/25 @ Hertford County | 41 |
| 02/04/25 @ Holmes | 22 |
| 01/31/25 @ Manteo | 36 |
| + 4 more games |
Jamie Dance and Tristan Peterson certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Dance posted 18 points and eight boards, while Peterson scored 11 points and six rebounds. The game was Dance's ninth in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Ian Brown, who earned eight points.
Even though they lost, Currituck County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 21 consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northeastern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jakeel Stallings, who put up 17 points and three steals. Stallings continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyell Saunders, who had 11 points and seven steals.
Currituck County's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Northeastern, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
Coming up, Currituck County will head out on the road to square off against First Flight at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. First Flight is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.4 points per game this season. As for Northeastern, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Pasquotank County at 7:30 p.m. Northeastern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Pasquotank County likes a good challenge.
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