Basketball Recap: Vance County Victorious

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Previous 5 Games

02/07/25 - Away	66-54 W
01/17/25 - Home	66-51 W
02/09/24 - Home	53-45 W
01/19/24 - Away	54-68 L
01/20/23 - Home	50-53 L

Vance County won the last time they faced Durham School of the Arts and things went their way on Friday too. The Vance County Vipers walked away with a 66-54 victory over the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.

Despite the loss, Durham School of the Arts still got an impressive performance from Craig Griffin, who went 7 of 17 to rack up 19 points and seven steals. Those 19 points gave Griffin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kingston Roberts, who posted ten points.

Vance County's win bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Durham School of the Arts, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season.

Vance County and Durham School of the Arts could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Vance County will take on Southern School of Energy and Sustainability at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 478 places (508 vs. 30). Vance County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Meanwhile, Durham School of the Arts (ranked 580th) will meet J.F. Webb (ranked 285th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.