The North Johnston Panthers entered their tilt with the Beddingfield Bruins with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. North Johnston had just enough and edged Beddingfield out 75-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Marcel Freeman, who scored 34 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of North Johnston's points. Another player making a difference was Cory Barnes, who scored 16 points along with six assists and five steals.
Beddingfield lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tysean Speight, who scored 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Speight has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhion Ashby, who scored 18 points.
North Johnston pushed their record up to 16-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Beddingfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
North Johnston's homestand continues as they prepare to take on Goldsboro at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Goldsboro has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 438 points over their last six contests. As for Beddingfield, they will head out on the road to challenge Eastern Wayne at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Beddingfield has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 481 points over their last seven contests.
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