Thunder
| 01/04/25 vs Providence Athletic Club | 76 |
| 12/13/24 @ Forsyth Home Educators | 68 |
| 11/14/24 @ Greenville H | 64 |
| 12/06/24 @ Surry HomeSchool | 56 |
| 11/12/24 @ Charlotte Country Day School | 50 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Charlotte). They rang in the new year with a 76-63 win over the Providence Athletic Club Panthers on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Thunder's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 571st in North Carolina, while the Panthers are ranked 159th in South Carolina).
South Charlotte was led to victory by Jack Porter and Mason Kern. Porter went 7 of 12 on his way to 23 points and five assists, while Kern went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 21 points. Those 21 points gave Kern a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristoffer Lang, who posted eight points and 11 rebounds.
Providence Athletic Club lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Freeman Bult, who shot 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Bult's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Mark Lara was another key player, going 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and five boards.
South Charlotte's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Providence Athletic Club, they moved to 7-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
South Charlotte will take on Metrolina Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Charlotte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season. As for Providence Athletic Club, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Providence Athletic Club Panthers duke it out with the Upstate HomeSchool Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Providence Athletic Club also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 51.9 points per game.
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