The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Southside Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Northside - Pinetown is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lejeune just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 61-42 bruising from the Devil Pups. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Southside hadn't done well against East Carteret recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Southside narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past East Carteret 63-61.
Northside - Pinetown better keep an eye on Zymere Wiggins. He was instrumental in Southside's win, putting up seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mickyle Sastre, who posted eight rebounds and three blocks.
Southside's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-12. As for Northside - Pinetown, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 13-3.
Northside - Pinetown was able to grind out a solid victory over Southside in their previous matchup on January 14th, winning 73-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside - Pinetown since the team 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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