The Pamlico County Hurricanes struggled with assists on Wednesday (the Richlands Wildcats had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Pamlico County fell 54-41 to Richlands. Pamlico County lost against Richlands in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 46-37 score last time.
Despite the loss, Pamlico County saw an underclassman step up: Sydney Whitley-Reese scored 27 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Whitley-Reese scored a full 65.9% of Pamlico County's points, the 11th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Dania Galvan-Veliz was another key contributor, scoring five points along with nine blocks and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pamlico County were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Tashi Allen, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds for Richlands. That makes it four consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least 25% of Richlands' points. Another player making a difference was Jordyn Fisher, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Pamlico County's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Richlands, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Pamlico County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northside - Pinetown at 6:00 p.m. on January 4th. One thing working in Northside - Pinetown's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine games. As for Richlands, they will head out on the road to face off against East Duplin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Duplin is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
