Chapel Hill lost against Midtown back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Chapel Hill Panthers had to suffer through a 81-48 loss at the hands of the Midtown Knights. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Knights are ranked 59th).
Despite the loss, Chapel Hill saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cameron Terry posted ten points and four steals. Terry is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Za?Khiyah Thompson, who had seven points.
Sinclair Richman was her usual excellent self, going 6 of 7 from beyond the arc on her way to 32 points in addition to five boards and three steals for Midtown. Richman's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Wortmann, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points along with five assists and five boards.
Chapel Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Midtown, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Chapel Hill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-38 loss against Pace Academy on the 28th. As for Midtown, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rolesville at 5:15 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Rolesville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Midtown likes a good challenge.
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