It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Neuse Charter can now relate to. They were beaten by the Northampton County Jaguars 83-51 on Tuesday. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 64-49 to the Cougars when the teams met back in February of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Neuse Charter lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Klayton Tew, who posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Donolyjah Tyrell, who put up four points along with ten boards and three blocks.
Jiyoun Williams was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-14 en route to 18 points and five steals for Northampton County. Northampton County is 17-1 when Williams posts three or more steals, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Torrey Harris, who shot 40% from the field to rack up 13 points.
Neuse Charter has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. Northampton County's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
Neuse Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northampton County, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-56 victory against Tarboro on the 28th.
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