With a playoff game on the line, the Nottoway Cougars rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Indians 63-49. That's another feather in the cap for Nottoway, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Kendreyeus Johnson was his usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with six assists and six rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 18 points for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Anton Carter Jr., who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Nottoway has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Southampton, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Nottoway will head out on the road to face off against John Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in John Marshall's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games. Southampton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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