Jackson Day played in conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They secured a 67-63 W over the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots. This was payback for the Mariners, who suffered a 74-34 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Piedmont Community Charter lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being John Carmichael, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. Carmichael's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Grant, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Jackson Day's victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Piedmont Community Charter, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jackson Day will venture away from home to take on Carolina International at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carolina International has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Piedmont Community Charter, they will face off against Cherryville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont Community Charter is facing Cherryville at the right time seeing as Cherryville is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.
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