Northside - Pinetown is 1-9 against East Carteret since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the East Carteret Mariners at 7:30 p.m. East Carteret took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northside - Pinetown, who comes in off a win.
Northside - Pinetown will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Pamlico County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Northside - Pinetown was the clear victor by a 74-50 margin over Pamlico County on Tuesday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, East Carteret was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Lejeune, falling 62-39.
Northside - Pinetown is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points over those games. As for East Carteret, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Everything came up roses for Northside - Pinetown against East Carteret in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the team secured a 65-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside - Pinetown since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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