The East Chapel Hill Wildcats's game last Friday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They strolled past Riverside-Durham with points to spare, taking the game 56-39. East Chapel Hill pushed the score to 43-22 by the end of the third, a deficit Riverside-Durham cut but never quite recovered from.
East Chapel Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Abigail Stone led the charge by scoring 22 points along with three steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Stone has scored at least a third of East Chapel Hill's points. Another player making a difference was Zaiah Freeman, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Riverside-Durham lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jasmine Chapman, who scored 11 points. Shameia Holder was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
East Chapel Hill's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Riverside-Durham, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
East Chapel Hill won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cedar Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in North Carolina (Cedar Ridge is ranked 257th, while East Chapel Hill is ranked 282nd). As for Riverside-Durham, they will head out on the road to square off against Hillside at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
