The Hobgood Charter Raiders and the North Edgecombe Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Hobgood Charter Raiders had to settle for second. They took a hard 65-50 fall against the Warriors. While losing is never fun, Hobgood Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 545th, while North Edgecombe is ranked 130th).
When it comes to explaining why Hobgood Charter lost, one person who can't be blamed is Hudson Roberson. Despite the final result, he scored 29 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zyhe Higgs, who scored ten points.
Hobgood Charter are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-10. As for North Edgecombe, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Hobgood Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Edgecombe, they will head out on the road to square off against Chatham Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Edgecombe has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,777 points over their last 25 matches.
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