The Chapel Hill Tigers won the last time they faced the Northern Durham Knights, and things went their way on Friday too. Chapel Hill enjoyed a cozy 61-47 win over Northern Durham. Given Chapel Hill's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while Northern Durham is ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Mirikwe continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Ben Cohen Vogel, who scored 11 points along with five assists and two steals.
Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Northern Durham, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
Chapel Hill will be playing in front of their home fans against Hillside at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Chapel Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Friday. As for Northern Durham, they will head out on the road to face off against Jordan at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jordan is coming into the matchup with five straight defeats at home, meaning Northern Durham will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
