Bear Grass Charter is 10-0 against the Lakers since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bear Grass Charter Bears will head out on the road to take on the Mattamuskeet Lakers at 6:00 p.m. Bear Grass Charter will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Cape Hatteras typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Bear Grass Charter proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 58-39 win over the Hurricanes.
Bear Grass Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caroline Harrell led the charge by scoring 12 points along with eight steals. Carly Bembridge was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-20, which was the final score in Mattamuskeet's tilt against the Raiders on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Mattamuskeet has lost by exactly 28 points.
Mattamuskeet's loss came about despite a quality game from Kensley Cox, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That was a full 50% of Mattamuskeet's points, marking the 14th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Mariah Mccoy, who scored four points along with eight rebounds.
Bear Grass Charter's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Mattamuskeet, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-13.
Tuesday's contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Aubrey Dotson and Cox. Dotson has been dynamite this season: she has averaged 7.5 points, 4.3 steals, and 2.8 assists. For her part, Cox has averaged 11.6 points, 3.5 steals, and 1.2 blocks.
Everything came up roses for Bear Grass Charter against the Lakers in their previous meeting last Friday as the squad secured a 66-11 victory. With Bear Grass Charter ahead 38-7 at the half, the game was all but over already.
