The Washington Pam Pack's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight defeat. They took a serious blow against SouthWest Edgecombe, falling 71-30. While losing is never fun, Washington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while SouthWest Edgecombe is ranked 140th).
Aaliyah Whitehead was her usual excellent self, scoring 36 points along with seven assists and six rebounds for SouthWest Edgecombe. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Whitehead has scored all season. A'Chonacey (Chonie) Mabry was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four steals.
Washington's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-17. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-5.
Washington will be playing in front of their home fans against Ayden - Grifton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ayden - Grifton comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last five games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, they will head out on the road to challenge West Craven at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully SouthWest Edgecombe focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
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