Rocky Mount and Northern Nash are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Rocky Mount Gryphons will head out on the road to face off against the Northern Nash Knights at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Rocky Mount has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Even though Franklinton scored an imposing 56 points on Monday, Rocky Mount still came out on top. Rocky Mount walked away with a 65-56 victory over Franklinton. The win was just what Rocky Mount needed coming off of a 88-54 defeat in their prior match.
Rocky Mount's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Emanauel Battle, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds, and Anthony Jones, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 18 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Rocky Mount's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Antavious Murphy, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Northern Nash entered their tilt with Rocky Mount with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Northern Nash claimed a resounding 88-54 victory over Rocky Mount at home. Northern Nash's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Izeal Mallory II and Randall King were among the main playmakers for Northern Nash as the former dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds and the latter scored 27 points along with five assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points King has scored all season. CJ Rosser was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two blocks.
Rocky Mount's victory bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Northern Nash, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Rocky Mount have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.7% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Northern Nash struggles in that department as they've made 41.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Rocky Mount was taken down by Northern Nash 88-54 in their previous meeting on Friday. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rocky Mount was down 47-25.
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