Basketball Game Preview: Hobgood Charter Raiders vs. Bear Grass Charter Bears

The Hobgood Charter Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hobgood Charter will be strutting in after a victory while Bear Grass Charter will be coming in after a defeat.

Hobgood Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Columbia by a score of 62-50 on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Raiders were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter came up short against Ocracoke on Tuesday and fell 67-55. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Dolphins: they've now lost three in a row.

Bear Grass Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Hobgood Charter, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.

Hobgood Charter lost to Bear Grass Charter on the road by a decisive 73-54 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Hobgood Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.