The Charlotte Orioles lost against the Olivet Eagles back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Charlotte took a 46-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Olivet. Charlotte has not had much luck with Olivet recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Charlotte had strong showings from Jaelyn Baker, who scored ten points along with five assists and four steals, and Peyton Howarth, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds. Baker is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyndi Miller, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Charlotte has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Olivet, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Charlotte didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-25 defeat vs. Portland on the 20th. Olivet is on the road again on Friday and plays Lansing Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Olivet will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Lansing Catholic is ranked 57th).
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