East Chapel Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 74-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southeast Alamance Stallions. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Stallions are ranked 79th).
| 12/27/24 @ Southeast Alamance | 16 |
| 12/21/24 vs Trinity Academy | 6 |
| 12/17/24 @ Orange | 17 |
| 12/12/24 @ Athens Drive | 10 |
| 12/11/24 @ Leesville Road | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why East Chapel Hill lost, don't look at Makai Rhodes. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 boards. With that strong performance, Rhodes is now averaging an impressive 8.8 boards per game. Samuel Smith was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
It was another big night for Jerry Sims, who almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds for Southeast Alamance. The game was Sims' fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Mcadoo, who posted 15 points.
East Chapel Hill's record is now 1-8. As for Southeast Alamance, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
East Chapel Hill wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 79-32 victory against Cedar Ridge on the 28th. As for Southeast Alamance, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-53 win against Apex on the 28th.
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