The Northampton County Jaguars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Pamlico County Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northampton County had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 52-25 victory over the Leopards at home. Northampton County has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Michaela Hodge continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 23 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 blocks. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Northampton County's points. Charlice Tyner was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Pamlico County didn't have too much trouble with Bertie at home on Tuesday as they won 54-38.
Pamlico County can attribute much of their success to Dania Galvan-Veliz, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, and Sydney Whitley-Reese, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Galvan-Veliz is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Kyliyah Barber, who scored 12 points along with eight steals.
Northampton County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Pamlico County, they pushed their record up to 14-13 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's matchup is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Northampton County have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Pamlico County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northampton County took a serious blow against Pamlico County when the teams last played back in February of 2016, falling 74-42. Thankfully for Northampton County, Briana Jones (who scored 25 points along with five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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