Preview: West Rowan Falcons vs. Lake Norman Charter Knights
West Rowan is 5-0 against Lake Norman Charter since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Rowan Falcons will look to defend their home court against the Lake Norman Charter Knights at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
West Rowan gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. Everything went their way against North Iredell as West Rowan made off with a 67-47 victory.
Among those leading the charge was Will Givens, who scored 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayvone Norman, who scored 8 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 steals.
Even though Lake Norman Charter has not done well against Hough recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Lake Norman Charter came out on top against Hough by a score of 62-52.
Lake Norman Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Braden Wilkie out in front who scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Braylon Irelan, who scored 10 points along with 5 assists.
West Rowan's win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Lake Norman Charter, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
West Rowan came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Norman Charter in their previous meeting back in January, sneaking past 56-53. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lake Norman Charter's Isaiah Martino, who scored 28 points along with 7 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for West Rowan to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
