North Carolina High School Basketball - Neuse Charter can't hold off Lakewood
February 13, 2024: Smithfield, NC 27577 The Lakewood Leopards basketball team scored 55 points and held the host Neuse Charter Cougars to 50 in the Leopards league triumph on Tuesday.
The Leopards now sport a 2-13 record. They put it on the line next when they host Rosewood for a contest on Thursday, February 15. Lakewood will battle a Eagles team coming off a 56-36 non-league win over North Duplin (Calypso, NC). The Eagles record now stands at 11-8.
The Cougars (2-17) will now prepare for their contest against Union (Rose Hill, NC). The Spartans enter the non-league contest with a 7-13 record. In their last contest, Union was nudged by Hobbton (Newton Grove, NC), 66-54, in a league contest.