Piedmont Community Charter lost against Carolina International last Friday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Piedmont Community Charter Patriots took a 74-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carolina International Comets. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Comets are ranked 104th).
Neves McElhaney
| 01/30/25 @ Carolina International | 6 |
| 11/14/24 vs Bradford Prep | 5 |
| 01/23/25 @ Christ the King | 4 |
| 11/26/24 vs Cherryville | 3 |
| 12/13/24 @ Bessemer City | 3 |
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Neves McElhaney, who posted 16 points and six rebounds. Those six boards gave McElhaney a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Peprah, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds.
KJ Shouse Jr. was his usual excellent self, going 13 for 16 on his way to 29 points in addition to six boards and three blocks for Carolina International. Josiah Bridges was another key player, going 7 of 9 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Piedmont Community Charter is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-9. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Carolina International, Sugar Creek Charter, and Carolina International. As for Carolina International, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.
Piedmont Community Charter and Valor Preparatory Academy will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Piedmont Community Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 contests -- so hopefully Valor Preparatory Academy likes a good challenge. As for Carolina International, they will take on Sugar Creek Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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