Garinger is 2-8 against West Mecklenburg since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Garinger Wildcats will take on the West Mecklenburg Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Garinger is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They came up short against Varsity Opponent, falling 74-54.
Despite the loss, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler went 8 for 16 en route to 23 points plus five rebounds. That was a full 42.6% of Garinger's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khente Carthran, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Mecklenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Palisades on the road and fell 72-15.
West Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Garinger, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Garinger was taken down by West Mecklenburg 67-35 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Garinger avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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