North Johnston posted their closest win since February 6th on Tuesday. They skirted past the Rosewood Eagles 35-32. The 35-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
| 12/10/24 @ Rosewood | 4 |
| 12/01/23 @ Smithfield-Selma | 3 |
| 11/21/23 @ Louisburg | 3 |
| 12/03/24 vs Rosewood | 2 |
| 11/26/24 @ Farmville Central | 2 |
North Johnston was led to victory by Kaleb Pone and Keno Jones. Pone posted eight points and four steals, while Jones went 6 of 11 on his way to 12 points. The dominant performance gave Pone a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aamari Dunston, who had four points.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Braxson Waters, who put up 12 points. Tielen Mccrae was another key player, putting up six points.
North Johnston's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Rosewood, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
North Johnston will welcome South Granville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Granville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Rosewood, they are taking a road trip to take on Princeton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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