The Rosewood Eagles will challenge the Spring Creek Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rosewood has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Rosewood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against North Duplin by a score of 63-54 last Monday.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek came up short against Pamlico County on Saturday and fell 74-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Gators still had to take the loss.
Rosewood will need focus on slowing down Nathan Jackson, one of several Spring Creek players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 14 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds. The game was Jackson's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Chambers, who posted 22 points.
Even though they lost, Spring Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pamlico County only posted eight assists.
Spring Creek has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Rosewood, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Rosewood's way against Spring Creek in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, as Rosewood made off with a 65-44 win. Will Rosewood repeat their success, or does Spring Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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