The Tarboro Vikings will start their season against the North Edgecombe Warriors. Tip off is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
North Edgecombe is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against SouthWest Edgecombe on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Edgecombe had to suffer through a 77-46 loss at the hands of SouthWest Edgecombe. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Cougars are ranked 59th).
North Edgecombe's loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
As for Tarboro, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished 5-17.
Tarboro won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January, slipping by North Edgecombe 61-60. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Edgecombe's Diamond Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tarboro still be able to contain Wilson? There's only one way to find out.
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