Orange was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 24-7 fall against the Western Alamance Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Warriors are ranked 96th).
Western Alamance found their leader in underclassman Ethan Oakley, who threw for 233 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 39 yards. Those 39 rushing yards gave Oakley a new career-high.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Western Alamance, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Orange didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 47-23 defeat against Williams on the 26th. Western Alamance has also already played their next match, a 26-0 win against Eastern Alamance on the 30th.
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