The Chapel Hill Red Devils will square off against the New Diana Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapel Hill is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Chapel Hill is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Jefferson on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chapel Hill had to suffer through a 60-29 loss at the hands of Jefferson.
Meanwhile, New Diana didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hughes Springs on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 40-36 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Chapel Hill better focus on containing Jolie Ballard and Taryn Reece as the pair were huge in New Diana's win. Ballard almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, while Reece posted 11 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Reece a new career-high in points.
New Diana was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive contests.
Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for New Diana, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-14.
Everything came up roses for Chapel Hill against New Diana in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 96-16 victory. Does Chapel Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Diana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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