If the Southern Alamance Patriots were riding high off their 63-16 takedown of the Graham Red Devils on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Southern Alamance ended up on the wrong side of a rough 77-53 walloping at the hands of Grimsley on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southern Alamance in their matchups with Grimsley: they've now lost four in a row.
Southern Alamance's loss came despite strong showings from Liam Forester and Chris Epps. Forester scored 16 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Epps scored 12 points. Forester scored a full 30.2% of Southern Alamance's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jordan Moore was another key contributor, scoring 5 points along with 6 assists.
Southern Alamance's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Grimsley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Southern Alamance will head out on the road to face off against Southeast Alamance at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Grimsley, they will square off against Salisbury at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
