The Eastern Alamance Eagles waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They came out on top against Cedar Ridge by a score of 65-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Makayla Thompson, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Nicole Hester, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Despite the loss, Cedar Ridge still got an impressive performance from Amiyah Ware, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. Sarah Utley was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Eastern Alamance has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Cedar Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
Eastern Alamance will face off against Western Alamance at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Western Alamance's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 14 contests. As for Cedar Ridge, they will head out on the road to challenge Scotland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cedar Ridge will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while Scotland is ranked 121st).
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