East Chapel Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Riverside-Durham Pirates by a score of 12-10. The Wildcats lost against the Pirates in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 29-0 score last time.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was A'Maree Evans, who rushed for 107 yards on only 13 carries.
Riverside-Durham was led to victory by Jamarion Ross and Tre Belcher. Ross rushed for 157 yards while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, while Belcher rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Belcher a new career-high in rushing yards.
East Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Riverside-Durham, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-5.
East Chapel Hill wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 48-8 defeat against Chapel Hill on the 1st. Riverside-Durham has also already played their next match, a 35-14 victory against Northern Durham on the 1st.
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