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The first time around was sweet for North Little Rock, but the second one was much sweeter.

The tone was set early with defense, then senior guard Ja'Kory Withers led the offense as the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats defeated the Bryant Hornets 55-52 on Friday night in a 6A-Central Conference game in North Little Rock.

The tone was set early with defense, then senior guard Ja'Kory Withers led the offense as the North Little Rock Charging Wildcats defeated the Bryant Hornets 55-52 on Friday night in a 6A-Central Conference game in North Little Rock.

With each leap, Annor Boateng brought the crowd at Boone-Fitzpatrick Fieldhouse to its feet Tuesday night. Each of the Little Rock Central senior forward's slams invited the roar of its crowd. Boateng's dunks brought with them a roar from the packed gym -- with hundreds outside wishing they could join in the fun -- as he and Little Rock Central defeated North Little Rock 52-41 to take sole possession of second place in the 6A-Central Conference standings.

Bryant has been doing a lot of things right and very little wrong over its past 20 games, which is part of the reason why the Hornets haven't tasted defeat over that time frame.