East Mecklenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars, falling 79-54. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Cougars are ranked 29th).
| 01/14/25 @ Charlotte Catholic | 6 |
| 02/20/24 vs Providence | 5 |
| 12/01/23 @ Sun Valley | 4 |
| 12/05/23 vs Piedmont | 4 |
| 01/07/25 @ Weddington | 3 |
East Mecklenburg's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Vance Johnson, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Ahmari Hicks, who posted 17 points.
Charlotte Catholic was led to victory by King Rhodes and Chris Eagan. Rhodes went 7 of 15 en route to 16 points and seven rebounds, while Eagan almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. The contest was Eagan's third in a row with at least ten points. Noah Noch was another key player, putting up eight points along with five assists and five rebounds.
East Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Charlotte Catholic, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
East Mecklenburg has already played their next matchup, a 56-52 win against Providence on the 17th. As for Charlotte Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-57 defeat against Marvin Ridge on the 17th.
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