The Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets struggled with offensive rebounds on Friday (the Nash Central Bulldogs had 19 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Roanoke Rapids had to suffer through a rough 58-25 loss at the hands of Nash Central. While losing is never fun, Roanoke Rapids can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 477th, while Nash Central is ranked 220th).
Despite the loss, Roanoke Rapids still got an impressive performance from Shaniah Daniels, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Daniels has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 12 times she's played.
Nash Central's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cameron Fate, who scored six points along with 22 rebounds and four steals. Fate hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Lydia Hill, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
Roanoke Rapids dropped their record down to 5-14 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.6 points per game. As for Nash Central, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-7.
Roanoke Rapids does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Nash Central also has no future games currently scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
