Basketball Recap: Cheraw Skates Past North Central with Ease

Braves

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ North Central	38
01/24/25 vs York Prep	38
12/17/24 @ York Prep	36
11/22/24 vs South Columbus	30
01/31/25 vs North Central	30

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Cheraw on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the North Central Knights out of the water with a 57-27 final score. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 23 points or more this season.

Cheraw's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cherita Burns, who posted eight points along with 51 boards and six steals. Those 51 rebounds gave Burns a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaleah Faulkner, who went 10 for 20 on her way to 21 points in addition to six boards and five assists.

Cheraw smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Cheraw is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for North Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.

Cheraw has already played their next matchup (against Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Central has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Andrew Jackson.