Having just played yesterday, the Currituck County Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Manteo Redskins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Currituck County has four straight wins, Manteo has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Currituck County will bounce into Friday's match after beating First Flight, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Currituck County snuck past First Flight with a 58-53 victory on Thursday.
Currituck County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Savannah Banks, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna White, who went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Manteo didn't have quite enough to beat Pasquotank County on Wednesday and fell 50-47.
Currituck County pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Manteo, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Currituck County strolled past Manteo in their previous meeting on January 7th by a score of 46-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Currituck County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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