With a playoff game on the line, the Orange Panthers rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 85-62 victory. The victory was familiar territory for Orange who now have five in a row.
Orange found their leader in underclassman Coleman Cloer, who shot 4-for-8 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 38 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Cloer has scored at least a third of Orange's points. Another player making a difference was Xandrell Pennix, who scored 21 points along with four steals.
Despite the loss, Currituck County still got an impressive performance from Walter Bailey, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 19 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bailey has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Dance, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Even though they lost, Currituck County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Orange only pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Orange has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. As for Currituck County, they dropped their record down to 15-11 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Orange will take on Northern Nash at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Orange knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 15 matchups -- so hopefully Northern Nash likes a good challenge. Currituck County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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