Basketball Recap: Bear Grass Charter Piles Up the Points Against Mattamuskeet

Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 @ East Carteret	57
12/03/24 @ Bethel Christian Academy	56
11/26/24 @ North East Carolina Prep	56
02/11/25 vs Mattamuskeet	52
12/06/24 vs Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech	48

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Bear Grass Charter on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Mattamuskeet Lakers out of the water with a 61-9 final score. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 25 points or more this season.

Bear Grass Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carly Bembridge, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 14 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Bembridge has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Hayes, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 13 rebounds.

Bear Grass Charter was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mattamuskeet only three assists.

When it comes to explaining why Mattamuskeet lost, don't look at Kensley Cox. Despite the final result, she posted five points along with nine boards and three steals. That was a full 55.6% of Mattamuskeet's points, marking the fourth time in a row Cox has put up more than a third of the team's points. SAVANNAH WHITFIELD also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.

Bear Grass Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.7 points. Mattamuskeet's defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.

Bear Grass Charter has already played their next contest, a 47-37 victory against Columbia on the 13th. As for Mattamuskeet, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 36-19 loss against Hobgood Charter on the 12th.