Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is Orange's Ninth in Last 11 Outings

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 @ Southern Alamance	43
01/18/25 @ Reidsville	38
01/27/25 @ Discovery Charter School	33
12/30/24 @ Northeast Guilford	32
01/09/25 vs Person	26

Orange won the last time they faced Person and things went their way on Tuesday too. Everything went the Orange Panthers' way against the Person Rockets as the Orange Panthers made off with a 61-39 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Evelyn George, who went 9 for 12 on her way to 22 points and three steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played. Maura Mcmurtry was another key player, going 5 of 6 en route to 15 points.

Orange smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive games.

Orange is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Person, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1.

Orange will look to defend their home court on Friday against Southern Alamance at 6:30 p.m. Orange is facing Southern Alamance at the right time seeing as Southern Alamance is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Person, they will square off against Eastern Alamance at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.