Carson and Central Cabarrus are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Carson Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Central Cabarrus Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carson is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Carson is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lake Norman Charter on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carson was dealt a 67-32 defeat at the hands of Lake Norman Charter. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while the Knights are ranked 238th).
Meanwhile, Central Cabarrus came up short against Northwest Cabarrus on Friday and fell 28-21. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Central Cabarrus, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Things could have been worse for Carson, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-41 loss to Central Cabarrus in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central Cabarrus' Myajah Nix, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 24 rebounds. Now that Carson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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