Basketball Recap: Chatham Charter Knights vs. Research Triangle Raptors
Chatham Charter took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Research Triangle Raptors 61-27. The squad ran away with 49 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
Brennan LaVelle went supernova for Chatham Charter, going 8 for 13 en route to 17 points plus five steals. The dominant performance also gave LaVelle a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (50%). Gabe McKoy was another key player, posting eight points along with two steals.
Research Triangle lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sam Griffith, who scored eight points along with five steals.
Research Triangle's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Chatham Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 62-58 victory against NCSSM: Durham on the 11th. As for Research Triangle, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Eno River at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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