Basketball Recap: Southern Alamance Comes Up Short

Southern Alamance was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 56-17 loss at the hands of the Orange Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 56-13 back in January.

When it comes to explaining why Southern Alamance lost, don't look at Sarah Kathryn Maness. Despite the final result, she posted nine points. That was a full 52.9% of Southern Alamance's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Evelyn George continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Orange, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 13 boards. George is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Shannon Murphy, who went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points and three steals.

Southern Alamance's defeat dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Orange, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Eastern Alamance the next time they take the court. Southern Alamance will head out to face Eastern Alamance at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Orange will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.