It was a good run, but the Chatham Central Bears unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They were the victim of a rough 75-51 defeat at the hands of Northwood. Chatham Central has not had much luck with Northwood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Chatham Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Gaines, who scored 20 points, and Reid Albright who scored 13 points along with six steals and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gaines has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Gilliland, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Chatham Central struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
It was another big night for Drake Powell, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and six assists for Northwood. Powell hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Cameron Fowler, who scored 16 points.
Chatham Central's loss dropped their record down to 23-4. As for Northwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Chatham Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Woods Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woods Charter will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while Chatham Central is ranked 187th). As for Northwood, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Greene Central at 7:30 p.m. on February 27th. Northwood has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 891 points over their last 12 matchups.
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