The D.H. Conley Vikings and the North Edgecombe Warriors will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.
D.H. Conley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 62 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Hoggard on Friday. They had to suffer through a 59-16 loss at the hands of Hoggard. D.H. Conley was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Edgecombe). They took down Southeast Collegiate Prep Academy 78-63 on Friday. The Warriors pushed the score to 61-38 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
North Edgecombe found their leader in freshman Pierre Hewlin, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Hewlin's fourth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyzir Mills, who posted nine points along with eight assists and four steals.
North Edgecombe's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for D.H. Conley, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
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