It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Southern Alamance Patriots can now relate to. They had to suffer through a rough 73-39 loss at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, Southern Alamance can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while Southern Durham is ranked 107th).
Despite the defeat, Southern Alamance saw an underclassman step up: Sarah Kathryn Maness scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Maness has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Morgan Isley, who scored 12 points.
Southern Durham was led to victory by Jakayla Palmer and Briana Hughes. Palmer scored 18 points along with seven assists and three steals, while Hughes almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine assists. Hughes is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 18 or more in the last 12 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Hudson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Southern Alamance's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Southern Durham, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 23-5.
Southern Alamance does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southern Durham, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 80-48 victory vs. Seventy-First on the 1st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
