The Riverside-Durham Pirates will take on the Tunstall Trojans in a tournament on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Riverside-Durham and six for Tunstall.
Last Friday, Riverside-Durham was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-43 to Hoggard. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Vikings are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Tunstall scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 73-63 to Eastern Alamance.
Riverside-Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Tunstall, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
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