The Pamlico County Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Perquimans Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Pamlico County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pamlico County had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 56-31 margin over the Jaguars. Pamlico County's victory was all the more impressive since Northampton County was averaging only 29.76 points allowed on the season.
Pamlico County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kyliyah Barber led the charge by scoring 13 points along with five steals. Barber has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dania Galvan-Veliz, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Perquimans didn't have too much trouble with Triangle Math & Science at home on Friday as they won 52-36. Given Perquimans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Triangle Math & Science is ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Pamlico County and bumps their season record up to 15-13. Perquimans' record is now 24-4.
Pamlico County lost to Perquimans on the road by a decisive 50-34 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Thankfully for Pamlico County, Jaslyn Holley (who scored 15 points along with four steals) 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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