Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Voyager Academy). They strolled past the Southern Alamance Patriots with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 81-63. This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 72-67 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Voyager Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Manny Pullium, who went 7 for 11 en route to 15 points plus five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Wilder, who went 7 for 15 en route to 18 points plus five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Southern Alamance still got an impressive performance from Chris Epps, who scored 18 points plus five assists. The dominant performance gave Epps a new career-high in assists. Kolby Kronbergs was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Voyager Academy's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Voyager Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Durham School of the Arts at 6:30 p.m. on December 4th. As for Southern Alamance, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Providence Grove at 7:30 p.m.
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