Basketball Recap: Pamlico County Skates Past Jones with Ease

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Pamlico County's strategy against Jones on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Pamlico County Hurricanes blew the Jones Trojans out of the water with a 60-11 final score. The Hurricanes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pamlico County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nya Clark, who went 9 for 16 en route to 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Clark's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Kyliyah Barber was another key player, going 6 of 8 on her way to 12 points along with six assists and six steals.

Clark wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Pamlico County was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Pamlico County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for Jones, their loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13.

Pamlico County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Southside at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pamlico County is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games. As for Jones, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Lejeune at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jones is facing Lejeune at the right time seeing as Lejeune is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.