The Tarboro Vikings will start their season against the North Edgecombe Warriors. Tip off is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
North Edgecombe is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-49 heartbreaker at the hands of SouthWest Edgecombe. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Cougars are ranked 109th).
North Edgecombe now has a losing record at 3-4.
As for Tarboro, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (10-14), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.
Tarboro lost to North Edgecombe on the road by a decisive 76-61 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Tarboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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