A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Corvian Community Cardinals face off against the Garinger Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday... Corvian Community knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Garinger likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Corvian Community earned an 83-76 win over Community School of Davidson.
| 01/07/25 @ Community School of Davidson | 21 |
| 01/04/25 @ Reidsville | 26 |
| 01/03/25 vs Rosedale Christian Academy | 22 |
| 12/21/24 vs York | 29 |
| 12/19/24 vs Jackson Day | 28 |
Corvian Community found their leader in sophomore RJ Moore Jr., who went 7 for 16 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds. Moore Jr.'s evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi McCutcheon, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and three blocks.
Corvian Community smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Garinger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a 78-25 loss at the hands of Charlotte Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Cougars are ranked 38th).
Despite the defeat, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler posted 19 points. That was a full 76% of Garinger's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Doster, who had no points in addition to nine boards and four blocks.
Corvian Community has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.8 points per game. As for Garinger, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Corvian Community has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.9 boards per game. However, it's not like Garinger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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