Basketball Recap: South Rowan Takes a Loss

South Rowan fought the good fight in their overtime game against Carson on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Carson Cougars 57-51. The Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 40-31.

Despite the loss, South Rowan still got an impressive performance from Kynlee Dextraze, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 14 boards. Meghan Eagle was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.

Leading Carson to victory were Allie Martin and Rylee Hedrick. Martin dropped a double-double with 19 points and 18 boards, while Hedrick almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Hedrick has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Caylee Snow, who posted three points and four steals.

South Rowan has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Carson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-17.

Coming up, South Rowan will welcome Lake Norman Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Norman Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season. As for Carson, they will venture away from home to challenge Northwest Cabarrus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.