Southeast Halifax hasn't had much luck against Northampton County recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southeast Halifax Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Northampton County Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. Southeast Halifax knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Northampton County likes a good challenge.
On Wednesday, Southeast Halifax was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 75-70 to Northwest Halifax. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Northampton County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles, sneaking past 46-43.
Southeast Halifax better keep an eye on Jiyoun Williams. He was instrumental in Northampton County's win, putting up 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Williams has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jereminah Gholson, who posted nine points and three steals.
Northampton County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Southeast Halifax, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
Southeast Halifax came up short against Northampton County when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-61. Will Southeast Halifax have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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