The Tarboro Vikings's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 54-13 loss at the hands of Gates County. While losing is never fun, Tarboro can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 504th, while Gates County is ranked 124th).
Gates County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was London Barber, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Barber has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Semayia Cross, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Tarboro has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Gates County, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Tarboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Gates County also has no future games currently scheduled.
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