The Manteo Redskins will head out on the road to challenge the Hertford County Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Manteo beat Camden County 39-32. The win was just what Manteo needed coming off of a 64-28 loss in their prior contest.
Manteo's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sydnee Ballance led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of CC Lowe, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Hertford County stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They claimed a resounding 58-28 victory over Holmes on the road. The win was nothing new for Hertford County as they're now sitting on four straight.
Adarielle Townsell and Jaliyah Mitchell were among the main playmakers for Hertford County as the former dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds. Townsell hasn't dropped below two steals for 23 straight games. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn White, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Manteo's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14. As for Hertford County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Manteo took a serious blow against Hertford County in their previous matchup on Wednesday, falling 64-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mitchell, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Manteo knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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