The Neuse Charter Cougars were the 69-47 winner over the Rosewood Eagles when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Neuse Charter took a hard 53-39 fall against Rosewood on Friday.
Despite the loss, Neuse Charter still got an impressive performance from Jayvin Bradley, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 59% of Neuse Charter's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Atkinson, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Rosewood was led to victory by David Lamm and Julius Coltrane. Lamm scored ten points along with three steals, while Coltrane almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Coltrane has scored all season. Cam Medlin was another key contributor, scoring five points along with two steals.
Neuse Charter dropped their record down to 8-18 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Rosewood, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.
Neuse Charter will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Lakewood at 7:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Lakewood is ranked 596th, while Neuse Charter is ranked 603rd). As for Rosewood, they will head out on the road to challenge North Duplin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Duplin will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Rosewood surely won't give up without a fight.
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