After both having extra time off, the Hopewell Titans and the West Charlotte Lions will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Hopewell turned things around against Sugar Creek Charter last Saturday. They breezed by the Wildcats to the tune of 56-26. The Titans pushed the score to 54-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Hopewell relied on the efforts of JUNE WALLACE, who posted 19 points, and MOLLY HOWE, who earned 15 points.
While West Charlotte didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their match last Saturday with ease, bagging a 71-39 win over Hoke County. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
West Charlotte found their leader in sophomore Bri'Asia Rowe, who put up 22 points. Another player making a difference was Chakira Generette, who posted 13 points.
West Charlotte is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Hopewell, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8.
Hopewell took a serious blow against West Charlotte in their previous meeting back in February, falling 68-21. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hopewell was down 42-9.
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