Cheraw was the 57-43 winner over York Prep when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Cheraw Braves lost to the York Prep Patriots on the road by a 85-70 margin on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (57), the Braves still had to take the loss.
| 12/17/24 @ York Prep | 26 |
| 12/01/23 vs Marlboro County | 10 |
| 12/05/23 vs Latta | 8 |
| 01/03/24 vs North Central | 8 |
| 12/13/24 vs Marlboro County | 8 |
Cheraw lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Anthony Strong, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 26 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Strong a new career-high in boards. De'Shaun Drake was another key player, putting up 17 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Cheraw smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Cheraw and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for York Prep, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Cheraw will take on Buford in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. York Prep and North Central will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. York Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully North Central likes a good challenge.
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