The Eastern Alamance Eagles will face off against the Western Alamance Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eastern Alamance comes in on three and Western Alamance on six.
Eastern Alamance is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Southern Alamance: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Eastern Alamance blew Southern Alamance out of the water with a 63-24 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 27 points or more this season.
Eastern Alamance can attribute much of their success to Aliya Trollinger, who went 10 for 19 en route to 24 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals, and Makayla Scott, who went 9 of 20 on her way to 19 points in addition to six boards and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Trollinger has scored at least a third of Eastern Alamance's points. Ayanna Garner was another key player, putting up three points in addition to seven boards and seven steals.
Eastern Alamance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Western Alamance beat Orange 60-48 on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Panthers are ranked 181st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western Alamance is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Eastern Alamance, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-8.
Eastern Alamance might still be hurting after the 79-54 loss they got from Western Alamance in their previous matchup on January 3rd. Will Eastern Alamance have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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