The Orange women’s basketball team is on a five-game winning streak following Saturday’s victory over Vance County in Henderson. Orange trailed the entire first half and could have been in a deeper hole if it wasn’t for forward Jala Rainey, who came off the bench to hit six free throws. Rainey is the only senior on Orange’s team. She’s been a part of a 19-win team in her sophomore season, when she played regularly around then-seniors Icez Barnett, Lauren Cates, Grace Dively and Kate Burgess. Now in her final year at Orange, Rainey is trying to get Orange to the 3A State Playoffs for the third straight season. On Tuesday night, Rainey will be honored during pregame of Orange’s contest against Northwood, who has already wrapped up the Big 8 Championship and is ranked #3 among 3A teams in the MaxPreps rankings. 

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