It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Uwharrie Charter Eagles can now relate to. They had to suffer through a rough 63-35 loss at the hands of the Gryphons. Uwharrie Charter was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Reagan Burris and Chloe Painter certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Burris scored eight points, while Painter scored four points along with three steals.
Thomas Jefferson found their leader in underclassman Samara Jones, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Jones has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more points the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Twitty, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Uwharrie Charter dropped their record down to 16-12 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Thomas Jefferson, the win (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 22-3.
Uwharrie Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thomas Jefferson, they will head out on the road to challenge Cherokee at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thomas Jefferson is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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