The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 64-55 to Lake Norman Charter. Northwest Cabarrus was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lake Norman Charter apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Despite the loss, Northwest Cabarrus still got an impressive performance from Jordan Gonder, who scored 23 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. The game was Gonder's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jake Filipkowski, who scored 9 points along with 6 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Northwest Cabarrus were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Norman Charter only pulled down five.
Lake Norman Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Collin Mcconneyhead, who scored 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Irelan, who scored 17 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Northwest Cabarrus and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Lake Norman Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Northwest Cabarrus will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Robinson at 7:30 p.m. on December 19th. As for Lake Norman Charter, they will be playing at home against Pine Lake Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Lake Prep has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 226 points over their last three games.
