Roanoke Rapids is 0-7 against Rocky Mount since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets will head out on the road to take on the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roanoke Rapids took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Northern Nash by a score of 38-30. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Yellowjackets as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 59-39 win. The Gryphons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Roanoke Rapids better focus on containing Keysha Mizzell and Kira Jones as the pair were huge in Rocky Mount's win. Mizzell posted 20 points and four steals, while Jones went 8 of 17 on her way to 16 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Jones' evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniya Cotton, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards.
Rocky Mount smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Rocky Mount's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Roanoke Rapids, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-4.
Roanoke Rapids was dealt a bruising 85-13 loss at the hands of Rocky Mount in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Roanoke Rapids was down 47-8.
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