After flying high against Lejeune two weeks ago, Southside came back down to earth. The Southside Seahawks fell 61-49 to the Pamlico County Hurricanes on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 104th).
When it comes to explaining why Southside lost, don't look at Tamya Smith. Despite the final result, she posted 13 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Michelle Brown was another key player, putting up three points and nine boards.
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Even though they lost, Southside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.
Leading Pamlico County to victory were Sydney Whitley-Reese and Nya Clark. Whitley-Reese dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds, while Clark went 10 of 22 en route to 26 points. Whitley-Reese is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kyliyah Barber, who earned seven points in addition to nine steals and five boards.
Southside's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5. As for Pamlico County, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Southside has already played their next matchup (against East Carteret), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pamlico County will host Lejeune at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pamlico County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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