The Northside - Pinetown Panthers came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past Pamlico County with a 54-50 win. This was payback for Northside - Pinetown, who suffered a 58-47 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Despite the defeat, Pamlico County had strong showings from Dania Galvan-Veliz, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Sydney Whitley-Reese, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Galvan-Veliz has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Nya Clark, who scored 11 points along with five steals.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Pamlico County, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-12.
Northside - Pinetown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pamlico County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jones at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pamlico County is facing Jones at the right time seeing as Jones is stuck on a 11-game losing streak.
