It was a good run, but the J.H. Rose Rampants unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost to New Bern on the road by a decisive 61-46 margin. The matchup was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but J.H. Rose couldn't quite close it out.
Several Rampants players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Torry "TJ" Brown, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Grimes, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Leading New Bern to victory were Zymari Buck and Emmanuel Johnson. Buck scored 17 points, while Johnson scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Brewer Simmons was another key contributor, scoring five points along with 12 rebounds.
J.H. Rose's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-10. As for New Bern, they pushed their record up to 17-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
J.H. Rose will head out on the road to square off against Triton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. J.H. Rose is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season. As for New Bern, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against South Central at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. New Bern will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 194th, while South Central is ranked 49th).
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