James Kenan and Wallace-Rose Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The James Kenan Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, James Kenan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 39-34 to Southwest Onslow. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Y'Anna Rivers
| 02/11/25 vs Southwest Onslow | 4 |
| 02/07/25 @ East Duplin | 2 |
| 02/06/25 @ North Lenoir | 3 |
| 02/04/25 vs Kinston | 2 |
James Kenan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Y'Anna Rivers, who posted nine points along with four steals and four blocks, and Aleyah Wilson, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 12 points and eight boards. Rivers has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Outlaw, who earned six points.
Meanwhile, Wallace-Rose Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by East Duplin and fell 59-28. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Panthers are ranked 70th).
Wallace-Rose Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for James Kenan, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
James Kenan didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wallace-Rose Hill in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 45-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for James Kenan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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