After flying high against Camden County on Friday, Holmes came back down to earth. The Holmes Aces fell to the Currituck County Knights 39-34. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Knights are ranked 157th).
| 01/18/25 @ Currituck County | 3 |
| 01/03/25 @ Washington County | 5 |
| 12/20/24 @ Bertie | 4 |
| 12/17/24 vs Perquimans | 2 |
| 12/12/24 @ Manteo | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Pamlico County | 4 |
Despite the loss, Holmes still got an impressive performance from Chloe Chappell, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Chappell is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Ashayah Boston was another key player, putting up four points and five boards.
Currituck County found their leader in sophomore Arianna White, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which White has scored at least a third of Currituck County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Banks, who posted seven points.
Holmes' defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-7. As for Currituck County, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Holmes will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Northeastern at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. Currituck County will also get a bit of a break before their next game: they'll face off against Camden County at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th.
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