The Cuthbertson Cavaliers are taking a road trip to face off against the Lake Norman Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Cuthbertson came up short against Weddington and fell 60-48. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Warriors are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Lake Norman came tearing into Friday's game with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Ragin' Bulls 83-47. The Wildcats pushed the score to 62-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Ragin' Bulls had no chance of recovering from.
Lake Norman's win came from a few key players Cuthbertson will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nick Arnold, who posted 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. He has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Trent Steinour, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 12 boards.
Lake Norman pushed their record up to 25-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.5 points over those games. As for Cuthbertson, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
Cuthbertson was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Norman in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, winning 64-51. Will Cuthbertson repeat their success, or does Lake Norman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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