North Pitt is 0-10 against Greene Central since December of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The North Pitt Panthers will challenge the Greene Central Rams at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Monday, North Pitt came up short against Cape Fear Academy and fell 59-46.
Meanwhile, Greene Central ended up a good deal behind Harrells Christian Academy on Monday and lost 73-58. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Crusaders are ranked 22nd).
Greene Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for North Pitt, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
North Pitt lost to Greene Central on the road by a decisive 66-51 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greene Central's Dontrez Evans, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 27 points and eight steals. Now that North Pitt knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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