The Orange Panthers will take on the Williams Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Orange made easy work of Western Alamance and carried off a 79-57 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Williams). They breezed by Southern Alamance to the tune of 91-46 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 54-22.
Orange better focus on containing Colby Elliot and Jaeden Smith as the pair were huge in Williams' win. Elliot posted 24 points, while Smith had 20 points. Elliot's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Charlie Smith, who put up ten points.
Orange is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Williams, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Orange was able to grind out a solid victory over Williams in their previous meeting on January 3rd, winning 60-50. Does Orange have another victory up their sleeve, or will Williams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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