The Bear Grass Charter Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Ocracoke Dolphins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Bear Grass Charter strolled past Hobgood Charter with points to spare, taking the game 73-54. The win made it back-to-back wins for Bear Grass Charter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bear Grass Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 assists. Another player making a difference was Nate Gurganus, who scored 20 points.
Meanwhile, Ocracoke waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins but they left with four. They took down Columbia 70-54.
Ocracoke's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Landon Fuller, who scored 22 points. Fuller has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. Rahnier Lyons was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Bear Grass Charter is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Ocracoke, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Bear Grass Charter hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.3 points per game. However, it's not like Ocracoke struggles in that department as they've been averaging 68.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Bear Grass Charter was able to grind out a solid victory over Ocracoke when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 79-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bear Grass Charter since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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