Basketball Recap: Mountain Empire Redhawks vs. School for Entrepreneurship & Technology Lions
Mountain Empire kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 27-26 to the School for Entrepreneurship & Technology Lions. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Redhawks of the 33-19 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
Mountain Empire's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carli McGhee, who posted 11 points. Bibi Caceres was another key player, scoring seven points.
Kameron Owens went supernova for School for Entrepreneurship & Technology, earning 14 points in addition to eight steals. Owens is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Syra IIaqua, who had seven points plus two steals.
The win got School for Entrepreneurship & Technology back to even at 1-1.
Mountain Empire won't have much time to rest: their next game is against High Tech NC at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for School for Entrepreneurship & Technology, they will challenge Horizon Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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