After flying high against Valor Preparatory Academy last Tuesday, Mountain Island Charter came back down to earth. The Mountain Island Charter Raptors took a 51-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cherryville Ironmen on Wednesday. The Raptors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Ironmen apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2017.
Mountain Island Charter's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Genesis Cooke, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Tarriah Washington, who posted 14 points. That's the most points Cooke has posted since back in January.
It was another big night for Raylei Gidney, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 26 boards for Cherryville. Gidney has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Allen, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Raptors
| 12/11/24 @ Cherryville | 38-51 |
| 12/10/24 @ Valor Preparatory Academy | 44-13 |
| 12/06/24 vs Valor Preparatory Academy | 50-11 |
| 12/03/24 vs Sugar Creek Charter | 54-23 |
| 11/22/24 @ Carolina International | 0-0 |
With the defeat, Mountain Island Charter broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2. As for Cherryville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Mountain Island Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-36 loss against Community School of Davidson on the 13th. As for Cherryville, they will look to defend their home court on December 20th against Shelby at 6:00 p.m.
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