Charlotte Country Day School is 2-8 against Providence Day since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers will be playing at home against the Providence Day Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Hopefully Charlotte Country Day School focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
Even though Charlotte Latin scored an imposing 55 points, Charlotte Country Day School still came out on top. Charlotte Country Day School managed a 60-55 victory over Charlotte Latin.
Charlotte Country Day School found their leader in underclassman Sam Vanderhave, who scored 19 points along with five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Margaret Blythe, who scored 18 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 19-19 at halftime, Providence Day was not quite Legacy Early College's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 46-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. While losing is never fun, Providence Day can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 29th in North Carolina, while Legacy Early College is ranked third in South Carolina).
Despite the defeat, Providence Day had strong showings from Jaida Mcclure, who scored 16 points, and Ellie Fyans, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds. Mcclure hasn't dropped below 15 points for three straight games.
Charlotte Country Day School's victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Providence Day, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Charlotte Country Day School have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Providence Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Charlotte Country Day School came up short against Providence Day when the teams last played back in January, falling 59-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcclure, who scored 35 points. Now that Charlotte Country Day School knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
