The J.H. Rose Rampants won the last time they faced the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs, and things went their way on Wednesday too. J.H. Rose took down Northside - Jacksonville 71-53. Given J.H. Rose's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Northside - Jacksonville is ranked 483rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Justin Grimes was his usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with three steals. The game was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Green, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
The victory got J.H. Rose back to even at 6-6. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-13.
J.H. Rose will look to defend their home court on Friday against D.H. Conley at 7:30 p.m. As for Northside - Jacksonville, they will head out on the road to face off against New Bern at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in New Bern's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
