After flying high against Northwest Halifax last Tuesday, North Edgecombe came back down to earth. The North Edgecombe Warriors took a 75-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northampton County Jaguars on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (62), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why North Edgecombe lost, don't look at Nyzir Mills. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. Jahmir Parker was another key player, putting up 11 points.
It was another big night for Jiyoun Williams, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten boards for Northampton County. Williams has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Torrey Harris, who put up 21 points and three steals.
North Edgecombe dropped their record down to 6-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Northampton County, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
North Edgecombe will host KIPP P at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Edgecombe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season. As for Northampton County, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Northampton County Jaguars duke it out with the Wilson Prep Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th.
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