Chapel Hill entered their tilt with Hillside on Tuesday with ten consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 11. They breezed past the Hillside Hornets to the tune of 61-31. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Hornets are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chapel Hill's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ashton Beale, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds. Those 16 boards gave Beale a new career-high. Scarlett Gilner was another key player, putting up nine points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Tigers
| 02/11/25 @ Hillside | 61-31 |
| 02/07/25 vs Northern Durham | 65-14 |
| 02/05/25 @ Jordan | 57-35 |
| 02/04/25 @ Riverside-Durham | 58-15 |
| 01/31/25 vs Jordan | 48-36 |
| + 6 more games |
Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 53 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Hillside still got an impressive performance from Mckenzy Green, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 14 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. Green has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Trotman, who posted four points and five rebounds.
Chapel Hill pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.0 points over those games. As for Hillside, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Chapel Hill has already played their next game, a 61-19 victory against East Chapel Hill on the 14th. As for Hillside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-23 defeat against Jordan on the 14th.
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