In what's become a running theme this season, the North Johnston Panthers gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They breezed by Princeton on the road to the tune of 64-36. Winning may never get old, but North Johnston sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Johnston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayden Pone, who scored 12 points along with three blocks. It was the first time this season that Pone posted two or more blocks. Cory Barnes was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Zion Joyner and Denicholas Gray certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Joyner scored 15 points, while Gray scored 11 points along with two steals.
North Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Princeton, they dropped their record down to 6-15 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
North Johnston will take on Beddingfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Beddingfield is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season. As for Princeton, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Eastern Wayne at 4:30 p.m. Princeton will be up against Eastern Wayne's rather soft defense (which has allowed 56.61 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing.
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