After losing to Vance County the last time they met, NCSSM: Durham decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The NCSSM: Durham Unicorns snuck past the Vance County Vipers with a 51-47 win on Thursday. The 51-point effort marked the Unicorns' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Chris Chen, who went 9 for 16 en route to 22 points plus three steals. Another player making a difference was RJ Lovelace, who scored four points along with five rebounds and two steals.
NCSSM: Durham was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vance County only posted seven.
Vance County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Harold Timberlake, IV, who earned seven points. The dominant performance also gave Timberlake, IV a new career-high in threes (two). Kayden Roberts was another key player, scoring seven points in addition to six rebounds.
NCSSM: Durham now has a winning record of 3-2.
NCSSM: Durham will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Wake Prep Academy at 7:30 p.m. on December 3rd. As for Vance County, they will head out to challenge Henderson Collegiate at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Vance County is looking for their season's first win.
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