Carver extends home winning streak to nine

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2024, 9:53pm

Recap: Carver Challengers vs. Longwood Panthers

The Carver Challengers put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They didn't even let Longwood onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Carver's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Longwood is ranked 604th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Carver pushed their record up to 14-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Despite that those good results, the team's offense hasn't been rolling: across that stretch, they only averaged 26.9 points per game. As for Longwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Carver won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Hancock at 5:00 p.m. on January 25th. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Hancock: 11.7, Carver: 11.7) so any points scored will be well earned. Longwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.