Nash Central is 0-10 against the Knights since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Nash Central Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Northern Nash Knights at 7:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Nash Central has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while the Knights will arrive with seven straight wins.
On Friday, Nash Central was the victim of a tough 62-38 defeat at the hands of the Gryphons.
Roanoke Rapids typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Northern Nash proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Yellowjackets with a sharp 58-34 win. Northern Nash pushed the score to 46-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets cut but never quite recovered from.
Izeal Mallory II continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was CJ Rosser, who scored six points along with two steals.
Nash Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. As for Northern Nash, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Nash Central was dealt a bruising 76-47 defeat at the hands of the Knights in their previous meeting back in January. Can Nash Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
