The Southern Alamance Patriots will head out to face off against the Orange Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Southern Alamance has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 30.
Last Wednesday, Southern Alamance lost to Providence Grove on the road by a 43-27 margin. While losing is never fun, Southern Alamance can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while Providence Grove is ranked 190th).
Meanwhile, Orange made easy work of Person on Tuesday and carried off a 61-39 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.
Southern Alamance better keep an eye on Evelyn George. She was instrumental in Orange's win, going 9 of 12 on her way to 22 points and three steals. George is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maura Mcmurtry, who went 5 for 6 en route to 15 points.
Orange smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 18 consecutive matches.
Orange has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Southern Alamance, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Southern Alamance took a serious blow against Orange in their previous meeting back in January, falling 56-13. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Southern Alamance was down 36-10.
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