The Riverside-Durham Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Chapel Hill Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverside-Durham has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 231 points over their last four matches.
Hillside typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Riverside-Durham proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 55-43 victory over the Hornets.
Jaden Butler was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Sneed, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Chapel Hill was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 46-42 to the Falcons.
Riverside-Durham's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Riverside-Durham came up short against the Tigers when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chapel Hill's Franklin Johnson, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Now that Riverside-Durham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
