The Ayden - Grifton Chargers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 13th straight defeat. They took a serious blow against North Pitt, falling 74-17. While losing is never fun, Ayden - Grifton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 525th, while North Pitt is ranked 11th).
North Pitt was led to victory by Jordan Speller and Zamareya Jones. Speller scored 21 points along with six steals, while Jones dropped a triple-double on 22 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. Speller hasn't dropped below two steals for 18 straight games. Another player making a difference was Kenae Edwards, who scored nine points along with five steals.
Ayden - Grifton has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 14 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season. As for North Pitt, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Ayden - Grifton will stay at home for another game and welcome SouthWest Edgecombe at 6:00 p.m. on February 8th. Ayden - Grifton comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last four games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. As for North Pitt, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Perquimans at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th. Perquimans is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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