Currituck County won the last time they faced Perquimans and things went their way on Saturday too. The Currituck County Knights came out on top against the Perquimans Pirates by a score of 58-46. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Pirates are ranked 547th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Currituck County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamie Dance, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Peterson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.
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Currituck County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Currituck County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Perquimans, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Currituck County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Manteo at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Manteo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.5 points per game this season. As for Perquimans, they will be playing at home against North East Carolina Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North East Carolina Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Perquimans likes a good challenge.
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