Basketball Recap: Orange Piles Up the Points Against Southern Alamance

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/04/24 vs Northern Durham	51
01/31/25 vs Cedar Ridge	40
01/14/25 @ Southern Alamance	40
02/07/25 vs Southern Alamance	38
12/23/24 vs Varsity Opponent	34

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Orange on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Southern Alamance Patriots 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 games by 22 points or more this season.

Orange got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jalen Crayton out in front who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Those 15 points gave Crayton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Wade, who posted 19 points in addition to eight boards and four steals.

Southern Alamance's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jasiah Allen, who went 6 of 10 to rack up 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, and Riley Warren, who had six points and 15 boards. Those steals were Allen's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Seth Dalrymple, who earned seven points and seven rebounds.

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. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for Southern Alamance, they dropped their record down to 4-18 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coincidentally, Orange and Southern Alamance will both be playing Eastern Alamance the next time they take the court. Southern Alamance will head out to face Eastern Alamance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Orange will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.