The Chapel Hill Tigers will be playing at home against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Chapel Hill has not done well against Hillside recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Chapel Hill walked away with a 52-42 victory over Hillside. The win made it back-to-back wins for Chapel Hill.
Chapel Hill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Franklin Johnson, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds. David Mirikwe was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but East Chapel Hill ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They secured a 50-45 W over Riverside-Durham. The win was all the more spectacular given East Chapel Hill's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Riverside-Durham is ranked 93rd).
Chapel Hill's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for East Chapel Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season.
Chapel Hill beat East Chapel Hill 52-42 when the teams last played back in January. Does Chapel Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Chapel Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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