The Southern Alamance Patriots were the 67-65 winner over the Eastern Alamance Eagles when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Southern Alamance took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastern Alamance. Southern Alamance has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Moore, who scored 14 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Epps, who scored 13 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern Alamance to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ja'vier Tinnin, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Another player making a difference was Jordan Matthews, who scored 17 points along with three blocks and two steals.
Southern Alamance's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Eastern Alamance, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Southern Alamance will look to defend their home court on Friday against Western Alamance at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Alamance will take on Orange at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Alamance knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 19 contests -- so hopefully Orange likes a good challenge.
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