Preview: Cape Hatteras Hurricanes vs. Bear Grass Charter Bears
Cape Hatteras and Bear Grass Charter are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Cape Hatteras Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cape Hatteras comes in on five and Bear Grass Charter on 12.
Last Wednesday, Cape Hatteras beat Hobgood Charter 47-37.
Cape Hatteras' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Bryan, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals. Bryan is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Philips, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Columbia as Bear Grass Charter made off with a 65-44 win. Given Bear Grass Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Columbia is ranked 511th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bear Grass Charter found their leader in underclassman Callee Perry, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Perry has scored all season. Aubrey Dotson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five steals.
Cape Hatteras has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Bear Grass Charter, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Cape Hatteras have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bear Grass Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cape Hatteras ended up a good deal behind Bear Grass Charter in their previous matchup on February 2nd, losing 58-39. Can Cape Hatteras avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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