Jordan entered their contest against Chapel Hill on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jordan Falcons lost 57-35 to the Chapel Hill Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Tigers are ranked 45th).
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caroline Masella, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Valerie-Ange Batta, who earned eight points and five rebounds.
Ashton Beale was nothing short of spectacular for Chapel Hill: she dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Scarlett Gilner, who had eight points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
Jordan's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-6. As for Chapel Hill, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Jordan will host Riverside-Durham at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Jordan is facing Riverside-Durham at the right time seeing as Riverside-Durham is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Chapel Hill, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northern Durham at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Chapel Hill's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Northern Durham has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
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