Southwestern Randolph was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles, falling 71-42. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Eagles are ranked 208th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Uwharrie Charter Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braeden Lamb, who went 9 of 19 en route to 21 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Smith, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Southwestern Randolph's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Uwharrie Charter Academy, their record is now 14-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwestern Randolph has already played their next contest (against South Stanly), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Uwharrie Charter Academy will take on Wheatmore at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Uwharrie Charter Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63 points per game this season.
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