After losing to East Chapel Hill the last time they met, Riverside-Durham decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Riverside-Durham Pirates managed a 66-61 win over the East Chapel Hill Wildcats on Monday.
Darryn Johnson
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Riverside-Durham's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Darryn Johnson led the charge by putting up 15 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Royster, who went 5 of 10 en route to 12 points.
Loss or not, East Chapel Hill got some senior leadership from Makai Rhodes and Samuel Smith. Rhodes went 5 for 9 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds, while Smith went 8 of 14 to rack up 17 points and seven boards. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for Smith. Another player making a difference was Bennett Corley, who posted 13 points.
Riverside-Durham's record is now 6-14. As for East Chapel Hill, their record is now 5-13.
Riverside-Durham wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 39-33 victory against Chapel Hill on the 4th. As for East Chapel Hill, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 83-63 defeat against Hillside on the 7th.
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