Coming off a blowout win in their previous game, the Greene Central Rams looked to carry that momentum into their matchup against the Tarboro Vikings. The Rams did just that, earning their second straight dominant victory. A huge third quarter proved to be the difference as Greene Central pulled away for a 73-42 win.
Greene Central used dominant bench play and relentless defense to pull away from Beddingfield, earning a commanding 75-36 win as four Rams scored 11 points apiece.
North Lenoir clinched the Three Rivers 4A Conference title with a sweep over Washington, extending its win streak to 14 matches and 39 straight sets while climbing to 3rd in the East RPI rankings.
The North Lenoir Hawks came into their game against the James Kenan Tigers looking to build momentum after a week off. There was no rust to knock off for the Hawks, scoring 19 runs to win decisively over the Tigers.
The Greene Central Rams played their second game in two days in a rematch against the Farmville Jaguars. The Rams dropped the first game to the Jaguars, losing 7-3. They came out with a different energy in the rematch, and behind stellar pitching by junior Riley Radford, the Rams won 4-3.
Greene Central suffered its third straight one-run loss in a tough 4-3 defeat to Ayden-Grifton, despite strong performances from Will Radford and Easton Creech.
Greene Central came into the contest against Southwest Edgecombe on a three-game winning streak. Their offense was the catalyst behind the streak but for the majority of the game, their bats went cold. The Rams found themselves in a one-run deficit going into the last inning. The bats would come alive for the Rams, but it would not be enough failing to come back and lose 5-4.
Garrett Byrd’s 16-strikeout, one-run performance over six innings, combined with his three RBIs, including a two-run homer, led North Lenoir to a 7-1 conference win over Southwest Onslow, snapping the Hawks’ three-game losing streak.
The Greene Central Rams, they would travel to face their rival, the Farmville Central Jaguars. The Rams had lost earlier in the season by double digits and hoped to flip the script. They couldn’t do so and lost by double digits again to the Jaguars led by senior point guard, MJ Williams.