Preview: Ascend Leadership Aviators vs. Chatham Charter Knights
The Ascend Leadership Aviators will head out on the road to take on the Chatham Charter Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ascend Leadership has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Chatham Charter will arrive with 16 straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Ascend Leadership had to suffer through a rough 59-7 loss at the hands of Triangle Math & Science. While losing is never fun, Ascend Leadership can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 604th, while Triangle Math & Science is ranked 301st).
While Chatham Charter's victory against River Mill wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Chatham Charter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over River Mill on Tuesday. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Chatham Charter has scored all season.
Ascend Leadership's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Chatham Charter, they pushed their record up to 21-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ascend Leadership took a serious blow against Chatham Charter in their previous matchup back in January, falling 75-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chatham Charter's Meah Brooks, who scored 25 points along with four steals. Now that Ascend Leadership knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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