Basketball Recap: West Charlotte Lions vs. Shelby Golden Lions
West Charlotte posted their biggest win since February 2nd on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 75-38 victory over the Shelby Golden Lions. The Lions pushed the score to 49-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Lions had little chance of recovering from.
West Charlotte got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chakira Generette out in front who went 10 for 13 en route to 25 points plus four steals. Another player making a difference was Bri'Asia Rowe, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds.
West Charlotte was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shelby only posted seven.
Despite the defeat, Shelby had strong showings from Jamiah Hopper, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Dereon Kee, who earned 13 points plus four steals.
The victory made it two in a row for West Charlotte and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
West Charlotte didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-26 loss against 1 of 1 Academy on the 30th. As for Shelby, they will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Veritas Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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