West Charlotte is 1-9 against North Mecklenburg since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Charlotte Lions are on the road again and plays the North Mecklenburg Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, West Charlotte was beaten by Chambers 92-55. West Charlotte was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-25.
Despite their defeat, West Charlotte saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Amen Pressley, who scored 19 points, was perhaps the best of all. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pressley has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Littlejohn, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, North Mecklenburg had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.3 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They walked away with an 80-71 win over Hopewell. Given North Mecklenburg's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Hopewell is ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Charlotte dropped their record down to 8-16 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for North Mecklenburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season.
West Charlotte was dealt a bruising 87-59 loss at the hands of North Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Charlotte was down 50-29.
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