Lake Norman Charter is 4-0 against Carson since December of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lake Norman Charter Knights will be home for the holidays to greet the Carson Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Lake Norman Charter has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 536 points over their last eight matchups.
Lake Norman Charter pushed their score all the way to 63 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Concord by a score of 66-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (62), Lake Norman Charter still had to take the loss.
Lake Norman Charter's loss came about despite a quality game from Braylon Irelan, who scored 27 points. The game was Irelan's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jay Morgan, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Carson's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of West Rowan by a score of 63-61. While losing is never fun, Carson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while West Rowan is ranked 108th).
Lake Norman Charter's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Lake Norman Charter strolled past Carson when the teams last played back in January by a score of 68-50. Will Lake Norman Charter repeat their success, or does Carson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
