The Bunn Wildcats lost against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Bunn fell just short of Roanoke Rapids by a score of 51-49. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bunn in their matchups with Roanoke Rapids: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Bunn lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jameir Strickland. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 36.7% of Bunn's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Jackson, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Leading Roanoke Rapids to victory were Bobby Hawkins and Darren Solomon. Hawkins scored 13 points along with five rebounds, while Solomon scored 15 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hawkins has scored all season. Thomas Shabazz was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
Bunn has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Roanoke Rapids, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Bunn will head out on the road to square off against Southern Nash at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Bunn focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday. As for Roanoke Rapids, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Nash Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roanoke Rapids is facing Nash Central at the right time seeing as Nash Central is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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