Basketball Recap: Au'nehstii Hagans' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Riverside-Durham over East Chapel Hill

With Riverside-Durham's effective field goal percentage at 100% and East Chapel Hill's at 41% on Monday, the final result was to be expected on Monday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates took a 49-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Chapel Hill Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.

Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Au'Nehstii Hagans, who made all 9 shots she took to post 18 points. Another player making a difference was Beck Arrendondo, who made all 5 shots she took racking up 11 points.

Leading East Chapel Hill to victory were Lauren Steiner and Alison Zaranek. Steiner went 8-for-16 on her way to 22 points and three steals, while Zaranek posted nine points in addition to six boards and three steals. Steiner continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

Riverside-Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for East Chapel Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-13 record this season.

Riverside-Durham has already played their next match, a 58-15 loss against Chapel Hill on the 4th. As for East Chapel Hill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-33 defeat against Hillside on the 7th.