The East Chapel Hill Wildcats will take on the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverside-Durham took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on East Chapel Hill, who comes in off a win.
East Chapel Hill is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Northern Durham: they outscored them in every quarter. East Chapel Hill took down Northern Durham 40-21 on Friday. That looming 40-21 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
| 01/31/25 vs Northern Durham | 5 |
| 01/14/25 vs Jordan | 3 |
| 01/26/24 vs Chapel Hill | 3 |
| 11/17/23 vs Southeast Guilford | 2 |
| 01/17/24 @ Jordan | 2 |
East Chapel Hill relied on the efforts of Alana Burroughs, who posted 12 points in addition to eight steals and six rebounds, and Lauren Steiner, who went 6 for 13 on her way to 16 points along with five boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Steiner a new career-high in blocks. Alison Zaranek was another key player, putting up six points and nine rebounds.
East Chapel Hill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Hillside 52-23. The Pirates were down 38-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
East Chapel Hill will need focus on slowing down Beck Arrendondo, one of several Riverside-Durham players who made an impact when they last played. She had eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Esme Calkins, who put up seven points.
East Chapel Hill has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-13 record this season. As for Riverside-Durham, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Everything came up roses for East Chapel Hill against Riverside-Durham in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 56-28 win. Will East Chapel Hill repeat their success, or does Riverside-Durham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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