The Orange Panthers will head out to challenge the Person Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Orange is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Cedar Ridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Orange put the hurt on Cedar Ridge with a sharp 63-41 victory on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Fighting Red Wolves are ranked 422nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/07/25 @ Cedar Ridge | 5 |
| 01/03/25 @ Williams | 2 |
| 12/31/24 vs Cedar Valley | 2 |
| 12/30/24 vs Wakefield | 7 |
| 12/27/24 vs East Wake | 2 |
Orange's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kai Wade led the charge by putting up 12 points in addition to six assists and five steals. Wade is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Clark, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Person put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Southern Alamance as Person made off with a 70-47 win. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Rockets had established a 22 point advantage.
Orange is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Person, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0.
Orange didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Person when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 65-59 win. Does Orange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Person turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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