Cedar Ridge needed a changed in momentum after dropping 11 straight games and they got it from Jack Kelsey. The Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves walked away with a 52-43 victory over the Southern Alamance Patriots on Tuesday thanks in part to Kelsey, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
01/28/25 @ Southern Alamance | 16 |
01/24/25 vs Person | 17 |
01/17/25 vs Williams | 18 |
01/14/25 vs Western Alamance | 19 |
01/08/25 vs Chatham Central | 19 |
Jordan Jacobson was another key player, putting up 16 points and six boards. The game was his eighth in a row with at least ten points.
Loss or not, Southern Alamance got some senior leadership from Micah Stone and Riley Warren. Stone went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds, while Warren went 5 of 7 en route to 11 points and six boards. Those 16 points set a new season-high mark for Stone. Another player making a difference was Cooper Dodson, who posted six points and four steals.
Cedar Ridge's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13. As for Southern Alamance, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Cedar Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-64 defeat against Eastern Alamance on the 29th. As for Southern Alamance, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 76-49 loss against Western Alamance on the 29th.
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