Charlotte Country Day School proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 43) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-46 victory over the Charlotte Latin Hawks. That's more bragging rights for the Buccaneers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Olive Bigham was her usual excellent self, going 6 of 8 en route to 19 points and seven boards. Margaret Blythe was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Charlotte Country Day School was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlotte Latin only racked up four assists.
Despite the loss, Charlotte Latin still got an impressive performance from Lanie Edwards, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 23 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Edwards a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Tune, who posted ten points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Charlotte Country Day School is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Charlotte Latin, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
Charlotte Country Day School and Mountain View Prep will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Mountain View Prep is coming into the game with eight straight defeats on the road, meaning Charlotte Country Day School will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Charlotte Latin, they will square off against Providence Day at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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