The Cannon Cougars will face off against the Bartlett Panthers at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bartlett will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Cannon extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Cougars blew past Charlotte Latin 59-33. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 24 points or more this season.
Jaiden Thompson
| 01/16/26 vs Charlotte Latin | 64% |
| 01/13/26 vs Charlotte Country Day School | 50% |
| 12/30/25 vs Terry Sanford | 64% |
| 12/29/25 vs South Garner | 33% |
| 12/27/25 vs St. Frances Academy | 14% |
| + 14 more games |
Cannon can attribute much of their success to Jaiden Thompson, who shot 64% from the field to rack up 18 points and six rebounds, and Jakaila Gaskin, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 14 boards. Thanks to that strong game, Thompson now owns an excellent 45.8% field goal percentage. Brooke Busby was another key player, going 5-for-12 on her way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, Bartlett is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Montverde Academy. The Panthers fell 67-60 to the Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Bartlett's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Cannon, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
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