Northern Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 69-49 to the Chapel Hill Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 435th, while the Tigers are ranked 97th).
Damien Bostic
| 02/07/25 @ Chapel Hill | 100% |
| 02/04/25 vs Hillside | 43% |
| 02/03/25 @ Jordan | 31% |
| 01/31/25 @ East Chapel Hill | 50% |
| 01/29/25 @ Hillside | 25% |
| + 7 more games |
Despite the loss, Northern Durham still got an impressive performance from Damien Bostic, who made all 7 shots he took for 16 points and six rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Bostic now owns an excellent 48.6% shooting accuracy. Nasir Haskins was another key player, putting up ten points.
Chapel Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jeremiah 'Juice' Mcilwaine led the charge by going 8-for-15 to rack up 22 points. Mcilwaine is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brian Rollins, who went 5-for-9 en route to 11 points in addition to six steals and five assists.
Northern Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Chapel Hill, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Northern Durham wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 78-40 loss against Jordan on the 11th. As for Chapel Hill, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-43 victory against Hillside on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
