The West Charlotte Lions were not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They received a tough blow as they fell 59-43 to Hopewell. While losing is never fun, West Charlotte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while Hopewell is ranked 56th).
Despite the defeat, West Charlotte saw an underclassman step up: Christian Coleman scored 15 points along with five rebounds. Randy "RJ" Grier was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
West Charlotte's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Hopewell, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-6.
West Charlotte is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hickory will roll in looking for their 26th straight victory, something West Charlotte surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hopewell, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 80-71 defeat vs. Chambers on the 22nd.
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