After flying high against Charlotte Christian last Friday, Charlotte Latin came back down to earth. The Charlotte Latin Hawks took a 49-34 bruising from the Cannon Cougars on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Cougars are ranked fifth).
When it comes to explaining why Charlotte Latin lost, don't look at Charlotte Tune. Despite the final result, she posted nine points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Alison Archibald, who had seven points and five steals.
Cannon found their leader in sophomore Madison Drayton, who went 8 for 12 en route to 21 points. Jakaila Gaskin was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 11 boards.
Charlotte Latin has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-7 record this season. As for Cannon, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-6.
Charlotte Latin has already played their next contest (against Covenant Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cannon has already played their next game, an 88-58 victory against Charlotte Country Day School on the 30th.
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