North Johnston lost against Goldsboro last Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The North Johnston Panthers took a 62-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Goldsboro Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Cougars are ranked 234th).
When it comes to explaining why North Johnston lost, don't look at Kaleb Pone. Despite the final result, he went 11-for-19 en route to 28 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aamari Dunston, who posted eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Goldsboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nyrese Williams, who went 8-for-16 on his way to 24 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Those six steals gave Williams a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Anoncezo Fields, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 17 points.
North Johnston's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Goldsboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Johnston will host Princeton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Princeton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season. As for Goldsboro, they will square off against Eastern Wayne at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eastern Wayne will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Goldsboro surely won't give up without a fight.
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