Having just played yesterday, the Mountain Island Charter Raptors will head out on the road to face off against the Bradford Prep Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Island Charter has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Thursday, Mountain Island Charter came up short against Langtree Charter Academy and fell 84-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Raptors still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Bradford Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 42-40 heartbreaker at the hands of Lincoln Charter. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Eagles are ranked 137th).
Bradford Prep now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Mountain Island Charter, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season.
Mountain Island Charter lost to Bradford Prep on the road by a decisive 65-49 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradford Prep's Esaias Caves, who went 10 for 12 on his way to 25 points. Now that Mountain Island Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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