Northampton County is 8-2 against Southeast Halifax since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northampton County Jaguars will look to defend their home court against the Southeast Halifax Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Northampton County has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,421 points over their last 20 games.
Even though Roanoke Rapids scored an imposing 63 points on Wednesday, Northampton County still came out on top. Northampton County took their contest against Roanoke Rapids 72-63. 72 seems to be a good number for Northampton County as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Northampton County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jiyoun Williams led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Jamari Blake was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Southeast Halifax's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 59-58 to North Edgecombe. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Loss or not, Southeast Halifax got some senior leadership from Trayvese Silver and Jayvion Demery. Silver scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Demery. scored 15 points. Silver is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played.
Northampton County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Southeast Halifax, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
This contest 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 25.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Southeast Halifax struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Northampton County beat Southeast Halifax 65-56 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Silver, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northampton County still be able to contain Silver? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
