South Granville is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Southeast Alamance is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Granville Vikings will take on the Southeast Alamance Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Granville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South Granville walked away with it. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 86-75 on Tuesday. Given South Granville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Wallace-Rose Hill is ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Granville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Pierce Pettit out in front who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Roberts, who scored 22 points along with six assists.
Meanwhile, even though Roanoke Rapids scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, Southeast Alamance still came out on top. In a tight game that could have gone either way, Southeast Alamance made off with a 60-59 victory over Roanoke Rapids.
South Granville has been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Southeast Alamance, their victory bumped their record up to 17-11.
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