Cedar Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Eastern Alamance Eagles and fell 84-47. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Eagles are ranked 171st).
Jordan Jacobson
| 02/04/25 vs Eastern Alamance | 64% |
| 01/31/25 @ Orange | 57% |
| 01/29/25 @ Eastern Alamance | 50% |
Despite the loss, Cedar Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jordan Jacobson went 7-for-11 on his way to 19 points and four steals. Jacobson is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Kelsey, who posted six points along with seven rebounds and six blocks.
Eastern Alamance's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mason Murphy led the charge by going 7-for-14 en route to 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 to rack up 16 points and three blocks.
Cedar Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Eastern Alamance, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Cedar Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-46 loss against Western Alamance on the 7th. As for Eastern Alamance, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 77-68 defeat against Person on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
