Basketball Recap: Mountain Island Charter Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Mountain Island Charter needed a changed in momentum after dropping seven straight games and they got it from Christan Jones. The Mountain Island Charter Raptors came out on top against the Christ the King Crusaders by a score of 77-67 on Tuesday thanks in part to Jones, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Mountain Island Charter's points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Tavien Julius, who posted ten points along with eight assists and four steals. Those eight assists gave him a new career-high.

Mountain Island Charter's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-10. As for Christ the King, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Mountain Island Charter and Christ the King could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Mountain Island Charter will take on Pine Lake Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday down 324 places (390 vs. 66). Mountain Island Charter is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Similarly, Christ the King (ranked 337th) will meet Corvian Community (ranked 102nd) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Island Charter has given up an average of 69.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.