Recap: Cape Hatteras Hurricanes vs. Hobgood Charter Raiders
The Cape Hatteras Hurricanes had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They walked away with a 47-37 win over Hobgood Charter. That's another feather in the cap for Cape Hatteras, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Cape Hatteras' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alyssa Bryan, who scored 11 points along with five assists and four steals. Bryan hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Kylie Philips was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds.
Despite the loss, Hobgood Charter still got an impressive performance from Janiya Blanding, who scored 20 points. That was a full 54.1% of Hobgood Charter's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Cape Hatteras is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Hobgood Charter, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Cape Hatteras will head out on the road to square off against Bear Grass Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bear Grass Charter is on a six-game streak of home wins, Cape Hatteras a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Hobgood Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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