West Mecklenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 21st straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Hopewell Titans and fell 72-41. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Titans are ranked 49th).
Arael Jones was his usual excellent self, putting up 17 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals for Hopewell. Those seven steals gave Jones a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Curry, who posted ten points.
West Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-20. As for Hopewell, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which somehow still isn't as good as their 16-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hopewell beat West Mecklenburg by a score of 84-42 on Friday.
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