It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Pamlico County Hurricanes had no problem doing just that on Friday. They snuck past the Bears with a 78-72 win. Given Pamlico County's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Bear Grass Charter is ranked 495th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pamlico County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Antoine King, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. King is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylen Ollison, who scored 12 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Bear Grass Charter lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brayden Taylor, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds. Dawson Gardner was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Pamlico County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Bear Grass Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Pamlico County will head out on the road to square off against Washington County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Pamlico County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 contests. Bear Grass Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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