The Lake Norman Charter Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Norman Charter has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Even though East Rowan scored an imposing 63 points on Tuesday, Lake Norman Charter still came out on top. Lake Norman Charter enjoyed a cozy 77-63 victory over East Rowan. Given Lake Norman Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while East Rowan is ranked 565th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braylon Irelan and Major Leak were among the main playmakers for Lake Norman Charter as the former scored 24 points and the latter scored 16 points along with 6 steals. Leak continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Collin Mcconneyhead was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Northwest Cabarrus' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 68-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Concord. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Northwest Cabarrus in their matchups with Concord: they've now lost five in a row.
The losses dropped Lake Norman Charter to 3-2 and East Rowan to 0-5.
Lake Norman Charter came up short against Northwest Cabarrus when the teams last played back in February, falling 52-45. Can Lake Norman Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
