Basketball Recap: West Cabarrus Takes a Loss

West Cabarrus lost against Hickory Ridge back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Cabarrus Wolverines were outmatched by the Hickory Ridge Ragin' Bulls and fell 68-39. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Ragin' Bulls are ranked 69th).

Ma-Kaela Gidney continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hickory Ridge, going 10-for-21 to rack up 27 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Gidney a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Amya Leathers, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

West Cabarrus has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Hickory Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-7.

Looking ahead, West Cabarrus will take on Mooresville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hickory Ridge, they will challenge A.L. Brown at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hickory Ridge is facing A.L. Brown at the right time seeing as A.L. Brown is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.