Mountain Island Charter is 0-7 against Corvian Community since January of 2022 but things could change on Monday. The Mountain Island Charter Raptors will face off against the Corvian Community Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mountain Island Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 90-86 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln Charter. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Eagles are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Corvian Community came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 67-56.
Mountain Island Charter better keep an eye on RJ Moore Jr.. He was instrumental in Corvian Community's win, dropping a double-double with 30 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Moore Jr. a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andre Jackson Jr., who posted 12 points and six assists.
Corvian Community smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests.
Mountain Island Charter is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-14. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points over those games. As for Corvian Community, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Mountain Island Charter lost to Corvian Community on the road by a decisive 75-60 margin in their previous matchup last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore Jr., who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten boards. Now that Mountain Island Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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