Basketball Preview: South Charlotte Thunder vs. Greater Cabarrus S Stallions
South Charlotte has gone 8-2 against Greater Cabarrus S recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The South Charlotte Thunder will take on the Greater Cabarrus S Stallions at 7:30 p.m. South Charlotte has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, South Charlotte finally turned things around against Surry HomeSchool on Friday. They took down the Runnin' Patriots 56-41.
It was another big night for Mason Kern, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Jack Porter, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
South Charlotte smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greater Cabarrus S). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Forsyth Home Educators 78-39. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Stallions have posted since November 28, 2023.
Teddy Helton III continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, earning 27 points. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Colt Crump, who earned 14 points.
The win got Greater Cabarrus S back to even at 5-5. As for South Charlotte, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
South Charlotte couldn't quite finish off Greater Cabarrus S in their previous matchup back in February and fell 61-58. Can South Charlotte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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