The Charlotte Christian Knights's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They fell 54-47 to Richland Northeast. While losing is never fun, Charlotte Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 365th in North Carolina, while Richland Northeast is ranked 73rd in South Carolina).
Despite the loss, Charlotte Christian saw an underclassman step up: Terence Guess scored 24 points along with three steals. Those 24 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Austin Bradway, who scored six points along with nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Charlotte Christian were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Leading Richland Northeast to victory were William Wilson and Jaylen Tillman. Wilson scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals, while Tillman scored 12 points along with nine rebounds and five assists. The match was Wilson's sixth in a row with at least ten points. David Wine was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Charlotte Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Richland Northeast, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Charlotte Christian won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Indian Land at 2:10 p.m. on December 28th. Hopefully Indian Land focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Wednesday. Richland Northeast won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Charlotte Country Day School at 3:50 p.m. on December 28th.
