Porter Ridge lost against Olympic back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Porter Ridge Pirates took a 72-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olympic Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Trojans are ranked 63rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Olympic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaden Hardnett, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 18 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Cota, who posted 15 points and six assists.
Porter Ridge's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Olympic, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Porter Ridge will venture away from home to face off against Mount Pleasant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mount Pleasant's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. Olympic will take on West Charlotte in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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