It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Chapel Hill Tigers can now relate to. They took a 50-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. Chapel Hill's defeat signaled the end of their 17-game winning streak.
Chapel Hill lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Laynie Smith, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds. Smith hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Eva Smith, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Caitlyn Jones was her usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with five assists for Rolesville. Jones has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 17 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Lewis, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Chapel Hill's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5. As for Rolesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Chapel Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rolesville, they will head out on the road to face off against Hoggard at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hoggard is coming into the game with ten straight wins at home, so Rolesville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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