The Hobgood Charter Raiders struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Bear Grass Charter Bears had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Hobgood Charter was dealt a 56-27 defeat at the hands of the Bears. Hobgood Charter has not had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Hobgood Charter lost, one person who can't be blamed is Madison Betts. Despite the final result, she scored seven points along with eight rebounds and four steals. It was the first time this season that Betts pulled down eight or more rebounds.
Leading Bear Grass Charter to victory were Aubrey Dotson and Caroline Harrell. Dotson scored ten points along with seven steals and six rebounds, while Harrell scored ten points along with four steals. Harrell hasn't dropped below three steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Hylee (Al) Jarrett, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Hobgood Charter has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Bear Grass Charter, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hobgood Charter will take on the Dolphins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ocracoke is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Bear Grass Charter, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Lakers at 6:00 p.m. Mattamuskeet comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last ten games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
