The Neuse Charter Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season. They blew past Franklin Academy 58-28 at home. The win made it back-to-back wins for Neuse Charter.
Neuse Charter's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cayley Cochran, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which Cochran has scored at least 25% of Neuse Charter's points. Another player making a difference was Chloe Kozloff, who scored 17 points along with nine steals.
Neuse Charter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Franklin Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Neuse Charter will be playing at home against Southside Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Franklin Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against North Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Johnston's defense has only allowed 18.3 points per game this season, so Franklin Academy's offense will have their work cut out for Franklin Academy.
