Currituck County needed a changed in momentum after dropping five straight games and they got it from Jamie Dance. The Currituck County Knights walked away with a 79-72 victory over the Manteo Redskins on Friday thanks in part to Dance, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 13 boards. Currituck County is 10-5 when Dance posts 25 or more points, but 1-3 otherwise.
| 01/31/25 @ Manteo | 9 |
| 11/25/24 vs Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech | 7 |
| 12/06/24 vs Columbia | 6 |
| 12/09/24 @ Great Bridge | 5 |
| 01/09/25 @ Pasquotank County | 4 |
Another player making a difference was Holden Pickering, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
When it comes to explaining why Manteo lost, don't look at Zay Banks. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Jenkins, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 15 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Currituck County's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Manteo, they dropped their record down to 5-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Currituck County is taking a road trip to take on Holmes at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Currituck County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. As for Manteo, they will welcome Pasquotank County at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Pasquotank County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.4 points per game this season.
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