Eastern Alamance won the last time they faced South Granville and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Eagles blew past the Vikings 79-57. The Eagles pushed the score to 57-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Xavier Mcpherson
| 12/03/25 vs South Granville | 22 |
| 11/21/25 @ South Granville | 16 |
| 01/14/25 @ Person | 14 |
| 02/18/25 vs Williams | 11 |
| 12/13/24 vs Orange | 11 |
Eastern Alamance got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Xavier Mcpherson out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds. Those 22 points gave Mcpherson a new career-high. Christian Hester was another key player, going 5-for-7 on his way to 13 points and six steals.
Eastern Alamance was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They racked up 14 more assists than South Granville's also-impressive total of ten.
Despite the loss, South Granville saw an underclassman step up: freshman Braeden Greenup dropped a double-double with 20 points and 16 boards. That was a full 35.1% of the Vikings' points, marking the third time in a row Greenup has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Traveon Hayes, who shot 50% from the field en route to 14 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
The win was the third in a row for Eastern Alamance, bringing their record up to 3-0. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 84.3 points this season. As for South Granville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern Alamance will welcome Northern Guilford at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for South Granville, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Wakefield at 7:00 p.m.
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