Basketball Game Preview: Hobgood Charter Raiders vs. Bear Grass Charter Bears

The Hobgood Charter Raiders will challenge the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hobgood Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season.

Hobgood Charter is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since January 23, 2024 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Columbia 53-51. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.

Hudson Roberson

Points

01/17/25 @ Columbia	20
01/14/25 vs Mattamuskeet	16
01/09/25 vs Northside - Pinetown	24

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hobgood Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hudson Roberson, who posted 20 points in addition to five boards and five steals. The game was Roberson's third in a row with at least ten points. Khrie Rascoe was another key player, going 5 for 12 on his way to 12 points and five steals.

Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter lost to Ocracoke at home by a 53-38 margin on Friday. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hobgood Charter's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Bear Grass Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.

Hobgood Charter lost to Bear Grass Charter at home by a decisive 73-54 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Hobgood Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.