North Montgomery suffered their biggest loss since January 12, 2024 on Friday. They were beaten by the Danville Warriors 75-37. While losing is never fun, the Chargin' Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Warriors are ranked 134th).
Several Chargin' Chargers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kelby Harwood, who posted 11 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Colten Arnold, who had 14 points.
It was another big night for Jace Scrafton, who shot 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards for Danville. That's the most rebounds Scrafton has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Ward, who earned ten points and six assists.
North Montgomery has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Danville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
North Montgomery will be playing in front of their home fans against Lebanon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lebanon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully North Montgomery likes a good challenge. Danville has already played their next contest, a 57-55 defeat against West Lafayette on the 18th.
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