The Roxboro Community Bulldogs and the Vance Charter Knights will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Roxboro Community sitting on 19 straight victories and Vance Charter on seven.
Roxboro Community is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Eno River Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Roxboro Community walked away with a 45-32 win over Eno River Academy on Monday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Bobcats are ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Katherine-Kaey 'Katie' Mann
| 02/17/25 vs Eno River Academy | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Henderson Collegiate | 6 |
| 02/12/25 @ Excelsior Classical Academy | 5 |
| 02/04/25 vs Eno River Academy | 2 |
| 01/28/25 @ Vance Charter | 2 |
| + 14 more games |
Roxboro Community's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Katherine-Kaey 'Katie' Mann, who posted 21 points, and Karrie Obie, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Mann has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 19 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rayonna Parker, who put up three points and four steals.
Roxboro Community smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 17 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Vance Charter made off with a 42-41 victory over Oxford Prep.
Roxboro Community pushed their record up to 19-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points over those games. As for Vance Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Roxboro Community didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Vance Charter in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 37-31 win. Will Roxboro Community repeat their success, or does Vance Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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