The New Bern Bears will head out to face off against the J.H. Rose Rampants at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
New Bern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Jacksonville by a score of 79-70 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, J.H. Rose earned an 81-72 win over D.H. Conley on Tuesday. Given the Rampants' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Vikings are ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
J.H. Rose's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for New Bern, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
New Bern took a serious blow against J.H. Rose when the teams last played back in January, falling 80-42. Can New Bern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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