The Orange Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Eastern Alamance Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Orange's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 contests.
Orange scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They really took it to Southern Alamance for the full four quarters, racking up a 93-40 win at home. With Orange ahead 55-26 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Coleman Cloer was his usual excellent self, scoring 39 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mason Robinson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Eastern Alamance beat Southern Alamance 57-52 on Tuesday.
Orange pushed their record up to 12-11 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.5 points per game. As for Eastern Alamance, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Orange was able to grind out a solid win over Eastern Alamance when the teams last played back in January, winning 75-67. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Eastern Alamance's Jordan Matthews, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Orange still be able to contain Matthews? There's only one way to find out.
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