The Nash Central Bulldogs will face off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nash Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 71-23 win over Southeast Halifax. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
JaKayla Gay
| 02/11/25 @ Southeast Halifax | 70% |
| 02/13/24 @ Southeast Halifax | 57% |
| 12/17/24 vs Southern Nash | 50% |
| 11/28/23 vs Southeast Halifax | 50% |
| 12/04/24 vs Beddingfield | 47% |
Nash Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was JaKayla Gay, who almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Gay a new career-high in shooting accuracy (70%). Jayden Baggett was another key player, going 9-for-20 on her way to 22 points.
Nash Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Bunn on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 37-33 victory.
Nash Central's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Roanoke Rapids, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
Nash Central strolled past Roanoke Rapids when the teams last played back in January by a score of 51-37. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Roanoke Rapids' Shaniah Daniels, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Nash Central still be able to contain Daniels? There's only one way to find out.
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