The Pamlico County Hurricanes waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They secured a 73-67 W over Northside - Pinetown. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Pamlico County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tariq Barber out in front who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Braylen Ollison, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Northside - Pinetown's loss came despite strong showings from Malachi Moore and Griffin Johnson. Moore scored 19 points, while Johnson scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Tate Gibbs was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Pamlico County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Northside - Pinetown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
Pamlico County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northside - Pinetown, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Jones at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Northside - Pinetown's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matchups.
