North East Carolina Prep has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were dealt a 72-38 defeat at the hands of the Bertie Falcons on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Husky's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Leading Bertie to victory were Tayvien Ward and Zymiere Dempsey. Ward went 8 of 13 on his way to 21 points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Dempsey went 12 of 18 en route to 29 points and seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Ward is now averaging an impressive 15.6 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Damilliyon Mabine, who posted six points.
North East Carolina Prep's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Bertie, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season.
North East Carolina Prep won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. North East Carolina Prep is facing Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech at the right time seeing as Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Bertie, they will head out to take on Washington County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Bertie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine games.
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