Western Alamance is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Southeast Alamance is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Western Alamance Warriors will welcome the Southeast Alamance Stallions at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Western Alamance is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Southern Alamance: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Western Alamance blew Southern Alamance out of the water with a 73-5 final score. With the Warriors ahead 49-2 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southeast Alamance). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Jordan-Matthews 79-0. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Jets are ranked 443rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southeast Alamance's win came from a few key players Western Alamance will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Shaniya Paylor, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 steals. Those 11 steals gave her a new career-high. Clara LaChapelle was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Southeast Alamance was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Southeast Alamance's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Western Alamance, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
Everything came up roses for Western Alamance against Southeast Alamance when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 55-20 win. In that game, Western Alamance amassed a halftime lead of 44-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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