Western Alamance easily dispatched Southern Alamance last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Western Alamance Warriors fell just short of the Williams Bulldogs by a score of 51-49 on Monday. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 59-54.
Hamilton Plunkett
| 02/17/25 vs Williams | 20 |
| 02/12/25 @ Person | 16 |
| 01/03/25 vs Eastern Alamance | 14 |
| 02/05/25 vs T.W. Andrews | 13 |
| 02/04/25 vs Williams | 9 |
When it comes to explaining why Western Alamance lost, don't look at Hamilton Plunkett. Despite the final result, he en route to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Plunkett a new career-high. Matthew Huffman was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to ten boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Western Alamance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Colby Elliot continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Williams, earning 22 points. Elliot's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaeden Smith, who posted 12 points.
Western Alamance's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Williams, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Western Alamance wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 53-45 loss against Southern Lee on the 25th. As for Williams, they have also already played their next match, an 80-59 defeat against Eastern Alamance on the 18th.
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