Basketball Game Recap: Lunenburg Central Chargers vs. Nottoway Cougars

By Team Reports Jan 5, 2024, 12:02pm

Recap: Lunenburg Central Chargers vs. Nottoway Cougars

The Lunenburg Central Chargers lost against the Nottoway Cougars back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. Lunenburg Central took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nottoway. Lunenburg Central has not had much luck with Nottoway recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.

Nottoway got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kendreyeus Johnson out in front who scored 16 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least 25% of Nottoway's points. Anton Carter Jr. was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds.

Lunenburg Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Nottoway, their win bumped their record up to 2-7.

Lunenburg Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Cumberland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nottoway, they will head out on the road to face off against Prince Edward County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.