Who Wants Second

I think we have seen that the team to beat in Big East basketball is the Lady Knights of Northern Nash.  They have already beaten Rocky Mount the team that seems to be the prime candidate for second twice and by 17 on Rocky Mount's home court.  The only team in the league that compares size wise Hunt, Northern has already taken them down by 17 on Hunts home floor.  Due to all the weather complication Northern and Nash Central have yet to meet but both Rocky Mount and Hunt have handled the Lady Bulldogs.

Tonight Rocky Mount host Hunt.  Rocky Mount's four conference wins have been close by less than seven points in each but all four have happened on the road. Their five remaining games left to play only a road trip to Northern is away all others are against teams they won on the road.  Since all four wins were close they are no shoo in to win any the second time around.

Enter tonight's game with Hunt, Rocky Mount won  55-51 at Hunt but the Lady Gryphons had trouble getting the ball inside against the tall Hunt front line.  Rocky Mount's advantage was the pressure defense that as the game went on the Hunt taller girls tired and the Lady Gryphons took advantage.

Now at this point Nash Central is 1-2 with seven games to play in the last two weeks of the season. They have two meetings left with Northern which is not exactly in the Lady Bulldogs favor.  Four teams will make the playoffs and at this point Fike is winless so you would think either Nash Central or Southern will be fighting for the fourth playoff spot or if either Nash Central or Southern can best Rocky Mount or Hunt to drop them down to join the battle for fourth.

Southern Nash girls stand at 1-2 with a Loss against Northern and Rocky Mount.  They too have seven games to play and if you include the next two Saturdays they have only 12 days to play those seven games.  That doesn't leave much practice time and not many players get better until you have time to be taught what your mistakes were and then practice  improving before the next game.  There will be a couple of back to back nights with no practice in between.

Tonight the fight begins for who wants second.  A loss now for either Rocky Mount, Hunt, Nash Central or Southern Nash just pushes the loser  closer to fifth spot and out of the playoffs. Who wants a bye in the Big East tournament along side Northern will be the team that wins the most games between the four team tangled together.  I don't foresee any one beating The Lady Knights the rest of the way during the regular season. The one that beats all the others will get second.