Chatham Charter lost against Uwharrie Charter Academy back in November and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Chatham Charter Knights might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles an easy 53-28 win. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-11.
Samantha Wilson was Chatham Charter's leading scorer, having posted nine points. Kynzie Jordan took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Uwharrie Charter Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Naimah Al-Arif led the charge by going 7 for 8 on her way to 15 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Staples, who posted eight points in addition to five assists and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Chatham Charter and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Uwharrie Charter Academy, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Chatham Charter will be playing in front of their home fans against Southwestern Randolph at 4:00 p.m. on December 26th. As for Uwharrie Charter Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 52-18 win against Asheboro on the 18th.
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