Basketball Recap: North Moore Comes Up Short

North Moore lost against Cummings last Wednesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The North Moore Mustangs fell 82-70 to the Cummings Cavaliers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (67), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why North Moore lost, don't look at Brady Preslar. Despite the final result, he went 11-for-21 on his way to 31 points and five boards. That was a full 44.3% of North Moore's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Colby Pennington was another key player, putting up eight points and 19 rebounds.

Even though they lost, North Moore smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive games.

Victor Crisp was nothing short of spectacular for Cummings: he scored 14 points along with seven boards and three steals. Those seven rebounds gave Crisp a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Kway Robertson, who put up 14 points and seven boards.

North Moore has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points over those games. As for Cummings, their record is now 7-14.

North Moore didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-48 loss against Southeast Alamance on the 12th. As for Cummings, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-44 victory against Bartlett Yancey on the 12th.