After flying high against North Hills Christian two weeks ago, Sugar Creek Charter came back down to earth. The Sugar Creek Charter Wildcats opened the new year with a less-than-successful 81-74 defeat to the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots. The Wildcats have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Sugar Creek Charter lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aidan Gatewood, who posted 15 points and five rebounds. Ashton Gatewood was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Piedmont Community Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Henry Peprah out in front who went 7 of 11 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. Peprah's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Neves McElhaney, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points.
Sugar Creek Charter's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Piedmont Community Charter, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sugar Creek Charter will face off against Queen's Grant at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Queen's Grant's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 matches. As for Piedmont Community Charter, they will challenge Valor Preparatory Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valor Preparatory Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.6 points per game this season.
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