Basketball Game Preview: Piedmont Community Charter Patriots vs. Queen's Grant Stallions

The Piedmont Community Charter Patriots will face off against the Queen's Grant Stallions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Piedmont Community Charter is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Queen's Grant on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Piedmont Community Charter was dealt a 99-54 loss at the hands of Queen's Grant. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Stallions are ranked 66th).

Queen's Grant's win came from a few key players Piedmont Community Charter will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Geronimo Clark, who went 7 for 11 to rack up 18 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Smith, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 boards.

The victory was the seventh in a row for Queen's Grant, bringing their record for this year to 20-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.7 points. As for Piedmont Community Charter, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.