Basketball Game Preview: Piedmont Community Charter Patriots vs. Carolina International Comets

Piedmont Community Charter is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Carolina International is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots will get right back to it and host the Carolina International Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Community Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Carolina International likes a good challenge.

Piedmont Community Charter will bounce into Friday's match after beating Christ the King, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Piedmont Community Charter strolled past Christ the King with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 72-53.

Meanwhile, Carolina International unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Mountain View Prep by a score of 53-51.

Piedmont Community Charter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for Carolina International, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.

Piedmont Community Charter came up short against Carolina International in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 78-65. Thankfully for Piedmont Community Charter, Michael Davis (who went 8 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points and five rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.