Northampton County is on a three-game streak of home wins, while North Edgecombe is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Northampton County Jaguars will take on the North Edgecombe Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northampton County can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 69-13 win over Southeast Halifax. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-6.
Northampton County had a senior duo take command as Michaela Hodge dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds and Amya Harmon dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Hodge is crushing the block category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyra Vincent, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, North Edgecombe earned a 53-42 win over Northwest Halifax on Friday.
Northampton County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for North Edgecombe, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
Everything came up roses for Northampton County against North Edgecombe in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 67-36 victory. Does Northampton County have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Edgecombe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
