Basketball Recap: Carrboro Sets Scoring Season-High Against Western Alamance

Carrboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 74-70 heartbreaker at the hands of the Western Alamance Warriors. One positive for the Jaguars, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Several Jaguars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bakari Watkins, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. The game was Watkins' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Kanjorski, who posted 13 points and eight assists.

Even though they lost, Carrboro was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Carrboro's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Western Alamance, they moved to 5-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Carrboro didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-52 victory against Cedar Ridge on the 30th. As for Western Alamance, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 66-62 defeat against East Chapel Hill on the 30th.