The Northside - Pinetown Panthers posted their closest victory yet this season on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 win over Bear Grass Charter. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Northside - Pinetown has scored all season.
Leading Northside - Pinetown to victory were Mariah Jones and Madison Scheffler. Jones scored ten points along with six rebounds and five blocks, while Scheffler scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Jones hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Kiele Scott, who scored six points along with five rebounds.
Bear Grass Charter's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Callee Perry, who scored 13 points along with three steals. Perry has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Carolina Harrell was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Northside - Pinetown's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Bear Grass Charter, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5.
Northside - Pinetown will take on East Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bear Grass Charter, they will head out on the road to face off against Columbia at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 566th, while Bear Grass Charter is ranked 277th).
