Perquimans County hasn't had much luck against Washington County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pirates will head out to challenge the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Perquimans County is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
While Perquimans County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 57-51 win over Lawrence Academy on Wednesday.
Xavier Spellman
| 12/17/25 vs Lawrence Academy | 2 |
| 02/07/25 @ Tarboro | 1 |
| 02/03/25 vs Gates County | 1 |
| 01/28/25 vs Washington County | 1 |
| 01/03/25 vs North East Carolina Prep | 1 |
Perquimans County relied on the efforts of Xavier Spellman, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 22 points and seven rebounds, and NaQuan Riddick, who shot 63% from the field on his way to 12 points and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave Spellman a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Parker Nixon, who posted ten points.
Perquimans County was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Washington County made easy work of Pamlico County on Thursday and carried off a 61-37 victory. The Panthers have beaten the Hurricanes the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hurricanes has come to flipping the script.
The win got Washington County back to even at 1-1. As for Perquimans County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Perquimans County might still be hurting after the 70-50 loss they got from Washington County when the teams last played back in January. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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