The Southeast Alamance Stallions are taking a road trip to square off against the Goldsboro Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Alamance's defense has only allowed 29.9 points per game this season, so Goldsboro's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Southeast Alamance is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against West Craven by a score of 52-43. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Eagles are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Shaniya Paylor, who posted 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Inysia McIver was another key player, putting up ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro came tearing into Friday's contest with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.1 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 54-32 win. The score was close at the half, but the Cougars pulled away in the second half with 30 points.
Goldsboro pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points on average over those games. As for Southeast Alamance, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
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