Basketball Preview: Lake Norman Charter Knights vs. Weddington Warriors
Lake Norman Charter has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They and the Weddington Warriors are set to duel. One thing working in Lake Norman Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Friday, Lake Norman Charter was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to Pine Lake Prep.
Meanwhile, Weddington came up short against Mooresville on Saturday and fell 63-54. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Weddington got top-tier performance from Kj Younger, who had 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists. Younger's afternoon made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Zepp, who scored 11 points in addition to two steals.
Even though they lost, Weddington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Weddington fell to 2-1. As for Lake Norman Charter, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
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