Basketball Preview: Highland Tech Rams vs. Piedmont Community Charter Patriots
Highland Tech is 2-8 against Piedmont Community Charter since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Highland Tech Rams will head out to face off against the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots at 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Highland Tech is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Central Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Highland Tech walked away with a 55-42 victory over Central Academy on Friday.
Elijah Sherrill was a one-man wrecking crew for Highland Tech as he dropped a double-double on 31 points and 11 rebounds. Sherrill's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper McCraw, who went 7 for 9 en route to 19 points.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Community Charter entered their tilt with Cherryville on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Ironmen to the tune of 83-51. The matchup marked the Patriots' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Neves McElhaney, who went 8 for 13 en route to 27 points plus two steals. Eli Grant was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Piedmont Community Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Piedmont Community Charter now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Highland Tech, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Highland Tech has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Piedmont Community Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Highland Tech lost to Piedmont Community Charter on the road by a decisive 72-55 margin when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can Highland Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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