The Chatham Central Bears can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Western Harnett 56-33. 56 seems to be a good number for Chatham Central as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Chatham Central was led to victory by Karaleigh Dodson and Katherine Gaines. Dodson dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, while Gaines scored 26 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gaines has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mattie Underwood, who scored two points along with two steals.
Chatham Central pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Western Harnett, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chatham Central will take on Northwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Western Harnett, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against E.E. Smith at 4:30 p.m. on February 9th. E.E. Smith will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Western Harnett surely won't give up without a fight.