The Southern Alamance Patriots and the White Oak Vikings squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Southern Alamance Patriots had to settle for second. They took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. 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 291st, while White Oak is ranked 90th).
Despite the loss, Southern Alamance still got an impressive performance from Jordan Moore, who scored 22 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Moore has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Moore, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Curtis Jackson was his usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals for White Oak. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Derrick Benbow jr, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Southern Alamance has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season. As for White Oak, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Southern Alamance does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for White Oak, they will head out on the road to challenge South Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. White Oak knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 15 matches -- so hopefully South Central likes a good challenge.
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