Camden County is 1-9 against Manteo since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Camden County Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Manteo Redskins at 6:00 p.m. Camden County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 16-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Camden County had to settle for a 48-45 defeat against Holmes.
Camden County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aaliyah Anderson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 17 rebounds, and Faith Underwood who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. Anderson hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya Demps, who scored four points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Camden County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Manteo took a serious blow against Hertford County on Wednesday, falling 64-28. While losing is never fun, Manteo can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 428th, while Hertford County is ranked 154th).
Camden County's record is now 2-17. As for Manteo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Camden County was able to grind out a solid victory over Manteo in their previous meeting back in January, winning 46-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Camden County 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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