You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Eastern Alamance's strategy against South Granville on Friday. The Eagles took down the Vikings 78-63. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Eastern Alamance found their leader in sophomore Mason Murphy, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Mcpherson, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 16 points.
Eastern Alamance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Granville only pulled down nine.
Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Braeden Greenup, who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine boards. Traveon Hayes was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 12 points and nine assists.
Eastern Alamance's victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
South Granville has already played their next matchup, a 76-49 win against Vance County on the 24th. Hopefully Eastern Alamance paid attention to the Vikings' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on December 3.
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