Preview: Chapel Hill Tigers vs. East Chapel Hill Wildcats
Chapel Hill is 9-1 against East Chapel Hill since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Chapel Hill Tigers will look to defend their home court against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Chapel Hill will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact Chapel Hill proved on Friday. They came out on top against East Chapel Hill by a score of 56-46. Given Chapel Hill's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while East Chapel Hill is ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chapel Hill relied on the efforts of Haara Umenwaliri, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, and Jadzia Burnette, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Burnette has scored all season. Ashton Beale was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five steals.
Chapel Hill pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for East Chapel Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 11-14.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Chapel Hill have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like East Chapel Hill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Chapel Hill beat East Chapel Hill 56-46 when the teams last played on Friday. Does Chapel Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Chapel Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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