Basketball Recap: Northampton County Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against J.H. Rose, Northampton County was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 59-49 win over the KIPP P Pride. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Pride are ranked 521st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Northampton County had a senior duo take command as Jiyoun Williams posted 17 points along with seven boards and three steals and Gmarcus Faison dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Faison a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Torrey Harris, who had 16 points.

KIPP P's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyrese Holmes, who scored 16 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Holmes' evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jihad Baker, who put up ten points.

Northampton County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for KIPP P, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.

Northampton County has already played their next game, a 70-50 victory against Weldon on the 31st. As for KIPP P, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-45 defeat against Warren County on the 30th.