Basketball Recap: Elijah Mcclain Key Part of a Team Effort in Braves Win

Cheraw won the last time they faced North Central and things went their way on Friday too. The Cheraw Braves came out on top against the North Central Knights by a score of 52-42. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.

Elijah McClain

Field Goal Percentage

01/31/25 vs North Central	65%
01/28/25 @ Buford	53%
01/25/25 vs Andrew Jackson	36%
01/14/25 vs Chesterfield	55%
01/09/25 @ Central	27%
+ 7 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cheraw to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elijah McClain, who went 11 of 17 to rack up 25 points. Thanks to that strong game, McClain now owns an excellent 46.3% field goal percentage. De'Shaun Drake was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Cheraw's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for North Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-14.

Cheraw didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 73-55 defeat against Central on the 4th. As for North Central, they have also already played their next game, an 88-50 loss against Andrew Jackson on the 7th.