Neuse Charter has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Princeton Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neuse Charter will be strutting in after a victory while Princeton will be coming in after a defeat.
Neuse Charter scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They breezed by Henderson Collegiate at home to the tune of 64-11. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Neuse Charter has managed all season.
Neuse Charter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cayley Cochran, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and five steals, and Chloe Kozloff, who scored 24 points along with six steals. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Cochran has scored at least 25% of Neuse Charter's points. Another player making a difference was Addyson Barefoot, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-35, which was the final score in Princeton's tilt against C.B. Aycock on Tuesday.
Neuse Charter's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Princeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Neuse Charter couldn't quite finish off Princeton when the teams last played back in February of 2020 and fell 48-46. Can Neuse Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
