The Jones Trojans's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Northside - Pinetown, falling 70-29. While losing is never fun, Jones can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 543rd, while Northside - Pinetown is ranked 180th).
Despite the loss, Jones saw an underclassman step up: Aariel Jemison scored 17 points along with six rebounds. That was a full 58.6% of Jones' points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassidy Rouse, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Jones smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside - Pinetown only pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Mariah Jones was her usual excellent self, scoring 32 points along with six rebounds and four steals for Northside - Pinetown. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Jones has scored all season. Madison Scheffler was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals and three blocks.
Jones' loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Northside - Pinetown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-3.
Jones will head out on the road to take on Pamlico County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Jones focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Friday. As for Northside - Pinetown, they will head out on the road to square off against Lejeune at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Northside - Pinetown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday.
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