The Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chatham Central Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bartlett Yancey has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 320 points over their last five matches.
Bartlett Yancey posted their biggest win yet this season on Friday. They breezed by Graham at home to the tune of 68-30.
Bartlett Yancey's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kelmontrae Willis led the charge by scoring 16 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Willis has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Sidney, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, even though Southeast Alamance scored an imposing 55 points on Friday, Chatham Central still came out on top. Chatham Central took their game against Southeast Alamance 65-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Chatham Central.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Reid Albright and Jerry Sims. Albright had a great game and dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Sims was balling out in the loss, scoring 20 points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Bartlett Yancey's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Chatham Central, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Bartlett Yancey haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 7.8 turnovers per game. However, it's not like Chatham Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 8.2 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bartlett Yancey came up short against Chatham Central when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 53-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Albright, who scored 25 points along with nine rebounds and six steals. Now that Bartlett Yancey knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
