The Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their sixth straight loss. Their rough 71-49 defeat to Constitution might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mastery Charter North - Pickett in their matchups with Constitution: they've now lost five in a row.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett's loss came despite strong showings from Rahmere Boseman and Jacob Mitchell. Boseman scored 15 points, while Mitchell scored 14 points. That's the first time this season that Boseman scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Samuel Creary, who scored eight points.
Constitution's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kyree Latimer led the charge by scoring 19 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Perry Fields was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett bumped their record down to 5-9 with that loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Constitution, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mastery Charter North - Pickett will take on Science Leadership Academy at Beeber at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Constitution, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Overbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Overbrook will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 184th, while Constitution is ranked 46th).
