The Orange Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Discovery Charter School Trailblazers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Orange is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
Orange is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Western Alamance just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 60-48 to the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Warriors are ranked 26th).
| 01/24/25 @ Western Alamance | 12 |
| 01/10/24 vs Cedar Ridge | 12 |
| 12/12/23 vs Garner | 11 |
| 12/10/24 vs Chapel Hill | 10 |
| 12/30/24 @ Northeast Guilford | 10 |
Orange's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Evelyn George, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds, and Marshea Byrd, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. That's the most rebounds Byrd has posted since back in January of 2024.
Even though they lost, Orange smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Discovery Charter School). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Research Triangle 70-20. The victory was nothing new for the Trailblazers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Discovery Charter School's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42 points. As for Orange, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7.
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