The Mountain Island Charter Raptors were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 83-68 to Lincoln Charter. While losing is never fun, Mountain Island Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while Lincoln Charter is ranked 107th).
Despite the defeat, Mountain Island Charter saw an underclassman step up: Christan Jones scored 32 points. Jones has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Hill, who scored 15 points.
Lincoln Charter was led to victory by Kelan Flowers and David Reed IV. Flowers scored 23 points, while Reed IV scored 24 points. Krishtan Flowers was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Mountain Island Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Lincoln Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Mountain Island Charter will head out on the road to challenge Lincoln Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln Charter is coming into the match with seven straight victories at home, so Mountain Island Charter will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Lincoln Charter will take on Mountain Island Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln Charter is coming into the contest with seven straight victories at home, so Mountain Island Charter will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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