North Moore is 0-10 against Chatham Central since January of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The North Moore Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Chatham Central Bears at 7:30 p.m.
North Moore is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They took a 63-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jordan-Matthews.
| 01/28/25 vs Jordan-Matthews | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Northwood | 5 |
| 01/15/25 vs Bartlett Yancey | 2 |
Despite the loss, North Moore got top-tier performance from Colby Pennington, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 17 boards. Pennington has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Blake Pennington was another key player, putting up four points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Chatham Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 52-43.
North Moore better focus on containing Reid Albright and Brennen Oldham as the pair were huge in Chatham Central's win. Albright dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards, while Oldham went 8 for 16 en route to 20 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Luke Gaines, who posted four points and five assists.
Chatham Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for North Moore, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
North Moore suffered a grim 85-64 defeat to Chatham Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Albright, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Now that North Moore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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