The Orange Panthers entered their tilt with the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went Orange's way against Cedar Ridge on Friday as Orange made off with a 68-42 win. Given Orange's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while Cedar Ridge is ranked 528th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Orange to victory were Mason Robinson and Coleman Cloer. Robinson dropped a double-double on ten points and 19 rebounds, while Cloer dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Cloer is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Xandrell Pennix, who scored 11 points along with six steals.
Cedar Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Harrison Perel, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Orstad, who scored 11 points.
Orange is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Cedar Ridge, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
Orange will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Person at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. Person is on a three-game streak of home wins, Orange a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Cedar Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Eastern Alamance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cedar Ridge is coming into the match with 13 straight losses on the road, meaning Eastern Alamance will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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