The Chapel Hill Tigers were the 51-46 winner over the Riverside-Durham Pirates when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Chapel Hill fell to Riverside-Durham 48-42. Chapel Hill has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Chapel Hill's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Herring, who scored ten points. Ben Cohen Vogel was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds.
Corey Hairston Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Riverside-Durham, scoring 21 points. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Sneed, who scored 11 points.
Chapel Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-6 record this season. As for Riverside-Durham, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-7.
Chapel Hill will head out on the road to challenge Northern Durham at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Chapel Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. As for Riverside-Durham, they will be playing at home against Jordan at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Riverside-Durham is ranked 113th, while Jordan is ranked 104th).
