Basketball Recap: Lake Norman Charter Knights vs. Weddington Warriors
Lake Norman Charter entered their match against Weddington on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lake Norman Charter Knights took an 88-70 bruising from the Weddington Warriors. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Lake Norman Charter saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Collin Mcconneyhead went 9 for 22 en route to 26 points plus two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mcconneyhead has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Langston Holder, who had seven points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lake Norman Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Weddington was led to victory by Kj Younger and Myles Vicks. Younger almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds, while Vicks went 9 for 11 en route to 24 points. Younger's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jake Ford was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Lake Norman Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Weddington, their victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Lake Norman Charter will venture away from home to face off against Carson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lake Norman Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Weddington has already played their next game, a 67-61 loss against Queen's Grant on the 30th.
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