The Vance Charter Knights and the Roxboro Community Bulldogs will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Vance Charter comes in on seven and Roxboro Community on 19.
On Monday, Vance Charter escaped with a win against Oxford Prep by the margin of a single free throw, 42-41.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Roxboro Community's strategy against Eno River Academy on Monday. Roxboro Community came out on top against Eno River Academy by a score of 45-32. 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.
Vance Charter better focus on containing Katherine-Kaey 'Katie' Mann and Karrie Obie as the pair were huge in Roxboro Community's win. Mann posted 21 points, while Obie dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards. Mann is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 19 games she's played dating back to last season. Rayonna Parker was another key player, putting 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 games.
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.
Vance Charter came up short against Roxboro Community in their previous matchup back in January, falling 37-31. Can Vance Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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