New Bern and J.H. Rose are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The New Bern Bears will head out on the road to challenge the J.H. Rose Rampants at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. J.H. Rose took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on New Bern, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, New Bern turned things around against Northside - Jacksonville on Tuesday. They strolled past the Monarchs with points to spare, taking the game 51-34.
Meanwhile, J.H. Rose came up short against D.H. Conley on Tuesday and fell 44-33. While losing is never fun, the Rampants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Vikings are ranked 135th).
New Bern's win ended a 13-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-16. As for J.H. Rose, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
New Bern lost to J.H. Rose on the road by a decisive 51-37 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can New Bern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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