East Chapel Hill has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Southern Durham Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully East Chapel Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, East Chapel Hill beat Durham Academy 47-39.
It was another big night for Abigail Stone, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds. The game was her seventh in a row with at least ten points. Zaiah Freeman was another key contributor, scoring four points along with 16 rebounds.
Even though Southern Durham has not done well against Hillside recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Southern Durham sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-61 victory over Hillside. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Southern Durham got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ashlyn Hudson out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Rah?shea Christopher, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
The victory got East Chapel Hill back to even at 4-4. As for Southern Durham, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Wednesday's contest is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: East Chapel Hill have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 29.9 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Southern Durham, though, as they've been averaging only 39.5 rebounds per game. Given East Chapel Hill's sizeable advantage in that area, Southern Durham will need to find a way to close that gap.
East Chapel Hill took a serious blow against Southern Durham in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 58-24. Thankfully for East Chapel Hill, Rymiah Sanders (who scored 23 points along with four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
