The Chapel Hill Tigers waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They walked away with a 45-38 win over Riverside-Durham. For Chapel Hill, this counts as revenge for the 48-42 loss Riverside-Durham walked away with the last time they faced one another on February 6th.
Chapel Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but David Mirikwe led the charge by scoring 17 points along with four steals. Mirikwe has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Cohen Vogel, who scored nine points.
Despite the loss, Riverside-Durham still got an impressive performance from Mekhi Sneed, who scored 13 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Butler, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Riverside-Durham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chapel Hill only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Chapel Hill is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 20-6 record this season. As for Riverside-Durham, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Chapel Hill will stay at home for another game and welcome South View at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. South View is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season. As for Riverside-Durham, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Apex Friendship at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside-Durham is coming into the contest with four straight losses at home, meaning Apex Friendship will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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