Neuse Charter skates past Union with ease

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 10:50am

Recap: Neuse Charter Cougars vs. Union Spartans

The Neuse Charter Cougars had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 79-33 victory over Union. Neuse Charter pushed the score to 55-24 by the end of the third, a deficit Union had no chance of recovering from.

Demonte Jackson was his usual excellent self, scoring 23 points along with seven steals and two blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jayvin Bradley, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.

Neuse Charter pushed their record up to 11-18 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Union, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-22.

Neuse Charter will head out on the road to challenge Rosewood at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neuse Charter has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Union does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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