The Orange Panthers will take on the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Orange is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Southern Alamance: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Orange blew Southern Alamance out of the water with an 85-47 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
Jalen Crayton
| 02/07/25 vs Southern Alamance | 15 |
| 01/14/25 @ Southern Alamance | 12 |
| 12/30/24 vs Wakefield | 9 |
| 12/04/24 vs Northern Durham | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Williams | 8 |
Orange's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jalen Crayton, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 boards. Those 15 points gave Crayton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kai Wade, who posted 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Orange smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Eastern Alamance's way against Southern Alamance on Tuesday as Eastern Alamance made off with a 75-53 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Orange is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for Eastern Alamance, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Orange came up short against Eastern Alamance when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 66-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastern Alamance's Mason Murphy, who almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine boards. Now that Orange knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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