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 fell 68-57 to the Perquimans Pirates on Friday. The Husky were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pirates earlier this season, when they won 55-54.
| 01/31/25 vs Perquimans | 9 |
| 01/28/25 @ Howard | 13 |
| 01/17/25 vs Tarboro | 15 |
| 01/15/25 vs Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech | 11 |
| 01/10/25 vs Martin County | 14 |
North East Carolina Prep's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chadwick Barnes, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Barnes is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Garrett, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, North East Carolina Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Perquimans only pulled down 13 offensive boards.
It was another big night for Nyquan Riddick, who posted 22 points in addition to eight steals and six boards for Perquimans. Another player making a difference was Xavier Spellman, who put up 18 points and three steals.
North East Carolina Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Perquimans, with the victory, they broke their ten-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-16.
North East Carolina Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-45 loss against Washington County on the 4th. As for Perquimans, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-58 win against Gates County on the 3rd.
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