The Currituck County Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Orange Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Currituck County came up short against Hertford County and fell 74-62. While losing is never fun, Currituck County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 318th, while Hertford County is ranked 155th).
Jamie Dance put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Luke Morgan was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Orange waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They strolled past Eastern Alamance with points to spare, taking the game 86-69.
Coleman Cloer was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 36 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Orange's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Wade, who scored 15 points along with five assists and three steals.
Currituck County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-10 record this season. As for Orange, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
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