If North Edgecombe was feeling good fresh off their 80-34 takedown of Southeast Halifax on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Edgecombe Warriors were dealt an 81-50 loss at the hands of the Tarboro Vikings on Saturday. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-22.
Despite the loss, North Edgecombe still got an impressive performance from Nyzir Mills, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Jahmarie Dickens, who had six points and three steals.
North Edgecombe now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Tarboro, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
North Edgecombe will be playing in front of their home fans against Northwest Halifax at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwest Halifax knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully North Edgecombe likes a good challenge. As for Tarboro, they will head out on the road to square off against Gates County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tarboro is facing Gates County at the right time seeing as Gates County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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