Northampton County has gone a perfect 10-0 against Rocky Mount Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. We've got a battle between Jaguars coming up. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Saturday, Northampton County came up short against North Edgecombe and fell 51-40. The Jaguars have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Kaniyah Bottoms
| 02/15/25 @ North Edgecombe | 12 |
| 02/13/25 @ Northwest Halifax | 11 |
| 01/07/25 vs Southeast Halifax | 6 |
| 02/04/25 @ Warren County | 5 |
| 12/21/24 @ Bertie | 5 |
Northampton County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kaiyah Cherry, who posted 13 points in addition to six boards and three blocks, and Kaniyah Bottoms, who went 5-for-9 on her way to 12 points. Those 12 points gave Bottoms a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount Prep lost to Warren County on the road by a 54-38 margin on Friday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northampton County will need to focus on slowing down Amora Franklin, one of several Rocky Mount Prep players who made an impact when they last played. She earned two points along with nine rebounds and five steals. Franklin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jada Silver, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.
Even though they lost, Rocky Mount Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 14 consecutive games.
Rocky Mount Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Northampton County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Northampton County strolled past Rocky Mount Prep when the teams last played on February 1st by a score of 39-23. Will Northampton County repeat their success, or does Rocky Mount Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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