The Page Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Northern Guilford Nighthawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Page unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 66-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grimsley.
Meanwhile, Northern Guilford was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Western Guilford 69-29 on the road. Given Northern Guilford's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while Western Guilford is ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Page's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. As for Northern Guilford, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
Page barely slipped by Northern Guilford in their previous meeting back in January, winning 47-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Page since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
