The Greenfield Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Neuse Charter Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Greenfield was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-36 to Wilson Christian Academy. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Neuse Charter put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Freedom Christian Academy 71-33. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Neuse Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Yedidia Tsolenyanu out in front who scored 18 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Tsolenyanu has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lily Temple, who earned 17 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Neuse Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Neuse Charter's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 19.5 points per game. As for Greenfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-2.
Greenfield was taken down by Neuse Charter 54-16 in their previous matchup back in November of 2015. Thankfully for Greenfield, Lacey Jones (who almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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