Southeast Halifax is 2-8 against Northampton County since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southeast Halifax Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Northampton County Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Southeast Halifax is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. 2025 welcomed they with a 67-43 loss courtesy of North Edgecombe. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Warriors are ranked 247th).
Meanwhile, Northampton County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 52-47 to Warren County. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southeast Halifax will have to contain Kaiyah Cherry as she made an impact in Northampton County's last game. She posted 19 points and four blocks. Cherry is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last three games she's played.
Southeast Halifax's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Northampton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Southeast Halifax was taken down by Northampton County 69-13 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southeast Halifax was down 43-6.
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