The Chapel Hill Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Chapel Hill comes in on four and Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on 16.
Chapel Hill is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Riverside-Durham: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Tigers blew the Pirates out of the water with a 65-18 final score. That 47-point margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.

Scarlett Gilner
| 02/10/26 vs Riverside-Durham | 6 |
| 02/06/26 @ Northern Durham | 7 |
| 02/05/26 @ Hillside | 2 |
| 01/30/26 vs East Chapel Hill | 6 |
Chapel Hill's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zoe Smith, who shot 83% from the field en route to 13 points in addition to eight boards and three steals, and Scarlett Gilner, who went 5-for-8 on her way to 12 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Gilner is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Smith, who made all 5 shots she took to post 10 points and six boards.
Chapel Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew East Chapel Hill out of the water with a 56-8 final score. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Chapel Hill better keep an eye on Ashlyn Hudson. She was instrumental in Southern School of Energy and Sustainability's win, dropping a double-double with 14 points and 17 rebounds. Natalynn Snipes-Draine was another key player, going 6-for-12 to rack up 13 points and three steals.
Chapel Hill's record is now 16-6. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, their record now sits at 20-3.
Chapel Hill ended up a good deal behind Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in their previous meeting two weeks ago, losing 47-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Spartans' Aliyah Herndon, who shot 78% from the field en route to 17 points along with eight boards and five blocks. Now that the Tigers know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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