Basketball Game Preview: Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers vs. Providence Day Chargers

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2024, 7:43am

Preview: Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers vs. Providence Day Chargers

Charlotte Country Day School is 2-8 against Providence Day since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers will head out on the road to take on the Providence Day Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

While Charlotte Country Day School couldn't quite beat Charlotte Latin on Wednesday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 20-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Charlotte Country Day School fell just short of Charlotte Latin by a score of 41-38. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Charlotte Country Day School has scored all season.

Despite the defeat, Charlotte Country Day School saw an underclassman step up: Olive Bigham scored nine points along with 18 rebounds and two blocks. Sam Vanderhave was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.

Meanwhile, Providence Day unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 63-47 fall against Cannon. Providence Day has not had much luck with Cannon recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

Charlotte Country Day School's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Providence Day, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6.

Charlotte Country Day School was taken down by Providence Day 65-37 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Charlotte Country Day School, Jordyn Latter (who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.