Northwest Cabarrus and Crest squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Northwest Cabarrus had to settle for second. They took a 64-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crest Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Chargers are ranked 45th).
Crest's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lyrik Pettis, who went 6-for-13 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. Pettis' big performance that evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. D'Various Surratt was another key player, putting up 19 points and six boards.
Northwest Cabarrus' loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Crest, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Northwest Cabarrus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crest, they will be playing at home against Oak Grove at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 21 matchups -- so hopefully Oak Grove likes a good challenge.
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