Eagles
| 02/04/25 @ Cedar Ridge | 84 |
| 01/14/25 @ Person | 74 |
| 12/21/24 vs Tunstall | 73 |
| 01/31/25 vs Williams | 70 |
| 01/03/25 @ Western Alamance | 70 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastern Alamance). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves 84-47. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Fighting Red Wolves are ranked 467th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Alamance's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mason Murphy, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 22 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Williams, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 16 points and three blocks.
Eastern Alamance was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They racked up ten more assists than Cedar Ridge's also-impressive total of ten.
Despite the defeat, Cedar Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jordan Jacobson went 7-for-11 en route to 19 points and four steals. Jacobson is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Jack Kelsey was another key player, putting up six points in addition to seven rebounds and six blocks.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Eastern Alamance, bringing their record for this year to 13-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for Cedar Ridge, they dropped their record down to 6-16 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home.
Eastern Alamance didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 77-68 defeat against Person on the 7th. As for Cedar Ridge, they have also already played their next contest, a 66-46 loss against Western Alamance on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
