North Carolina High School Basketball - Orange can't hold off Northern
January 9, 2020: Hillsborough, NC 27278 The Orange Panthers basketball team (Hillsborough, NC), was nudged 60-59 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Northern Knights (Durham, NC)
The Knights now sport a 4-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Cedar Ridge for a Big Eight 3A battle on Friday, January 10. Northern will battle a Fighting Red Wolves team coming off a 64-33 non-league loss to Granville Central (Stem, NC). The Fighting Red Wolves record now stands at 3-9.
The Panthers (7-7) will now prepare for their battle against Northwood (Pittsboro, NC). The Chargers come into the Big Eight 3A battle with a 13-1 record. In their last battle, Northwood edged Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC), 66-52, in a league battle.