The North Johnston Panthers will take on the Beddingfield Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Johnston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Smithfield-Selma on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Kaleb Pone and Johnavon Cox. Cox had a great game and went 5-for-9 en route to 18 points and five boards. Meanwhile, Pone was balling out in the loss, shooting 56% from the field to rack up 24 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 65 points the game before, Beddingfield was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They were beaten by Bunn 55-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bruins have suffered since December 13, 2024.
North Johnston now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Beddingfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
North Johnston couldn't quite get it done against Beddingfield when the teams last played back in February as they fell 54-46. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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