After a string of five wins, the Southern Alamance Patriots's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 76-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of Burlington Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Southern Alamance can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Burlington Christian Academy is ranked 77th).
Southern Alamance's loss came despite strong showings from Chris Epps and Jordan Moore. Epps scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, while Moore scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Moore has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kolby Kronbergs, who scored nine points.
Southern Alamance's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Alamance will face off against Eastern Alamance at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Alamance knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 contests -- so hopefully Southern Alamance likes a good challenge. As for Burlington Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Forsyth Home Educators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Forsyth Home Educators focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
