The Southern Alamance Patriots will stay at home for another game and welcome the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Southern Alamance didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Orange, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory.
Sunny Yarnell was the offensive standout of the contest as she scored 18 points. She hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games. Morgan Isley was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern Alamance gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They breezed by Cedar Ridge at home to the tune of 62-33. The win made it back-to-back wins for Eastern Alamance.
Eastern Alamance got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rihanna Gregory out in front who scored 15 points along with two steals. It was the first time this season that Gregory scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Hester, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Southern Alamance has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Eastern Alamance, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
Tuesday's match is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Southern Alamance have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 21.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Eastern Alamance struggles in that department as they've been averaging 38.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southern Alamance suffered a grim 66-45 defeat to Eastern Alamance when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastern Alamance's Makayla Scott, who scored 16 points along with six steals. Now that Southern Alamance knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
