East Chapel Hill has gone 8-2 against Riverside-Durham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The East Chapel Hill Wildcats just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
East Chapel Hill is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Jordan on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Chapel Hill was beaten by Jordan 64-19. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-8.
Lauren Steiner
| 02/10/25 @ Jordan | 2 |
| 02/07/25 @ Hillside | 3 |
| 02/03/25 vs Riverside-Durham | 3 |
| 01/31/25 vs Northern Durham | 5 |
| 01/27/25 @ Northern Durham | 3 |
Despite the loss, East Chapel Hill had strong showings from Lauren Steiner, who posted ten points and six rebounds, and Alana Burroughs, who scored eight points along with six boards and four steals. Steiner has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
Even though they lost, East Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Jordan, falling 54-16. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 493rd, while the Falcons are ranked 146th).
East Chapel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Riverside-Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
East Chapel Hill beat Riverside-Durham 49-38 in their previous meeting last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Chapel Hill since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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