After a string of four wins, the Chapel Hill Panthers's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 66-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tri-Cities. Chapel Hill was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Tri-Cities apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Tri-Cities found their leader in underclassman Tre Keith, who scored 25 points along with six rebounds. Keith has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Malique Johnson, who scored 17 points.
Chapel Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Tri-Cities, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Chapel Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tri-Cities, they will play host again and welcome Heritage, where tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tri-Cities has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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