The Neuse Charter Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their 11th straight loss. They fell 90-79 to Vance Charter. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Wednesday (63), Neuse Charter still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Neuse Charter still got an impressive performance from Jayvin Bradley, who dropped a double-double on 37 points and ten rebounds. The match was Bradley's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Demonte Jackson, who scored 17 points along with nine assists and three steals.
Neuse Charter struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-3) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Neuse Charter has fallen quite a ways from their 26-5 record last season and are now at 2-13. As for Vance Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Neuse Charter won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Research Triangle at 4:30 p.m. on December 28th. Hopefully Research Triangle focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Wednesday. Vance Charter won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against North Johnston at 7:30 p.m. on December 28th. The timing is sure in North Johnston's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Vance Charter has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
