Northern Nash is 0-10 against Rocky Mount since January of 2020 but things could change on Monday. The Northern Nash Knights will look to defend their home court against the Rocky Mount Gryphons at 6:00 p.m.
On Friday, Northern Nash ended up a good deal behind Franklinton and lost 50-35. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mount had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Friday. Everything went their way against the Firebirds as they made off with a 54-34 win. Given the Gryphons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Firebirds are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northern Nash better keep an eye on Kira Jones. She was instrumental in Rocky Mount's win, going 9 of 17 en route to 23 points along with five boards and five steals. The match was Jones' 16th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of McKinley Battle, who posted eight points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
Rocky Mount smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 12 consecutive games.
Northern Nash's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Rocky Mount, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Northern Nash was taken down by Rocky Mount 71-27 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Battle, who went 7 for 10 to rack up 21 points and seven steals. Now that Northern Nash knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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