The Uwharrie Charter Eagles are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Franklin Academy Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Uwharrie Charter focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Friday.
Uwharrie Charter is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Triangle Math & Science: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Uwharrie Charter blew Triangle Math & Science out of the water with a 51-9 final score. The team accrued 41 points in the first half and coasted on those for the win.
Uwharrie Charter can attribute much of their success to Lainey Thomas, who went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points plus three steals, and Naimah Al-Arif, who had eight points in addition to five assists and two steals. What's more, Thomas also posted a 60% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in November of 2023. Sammy Chriscoe was another key player, earning four points in addition to three steals.
Uwharrie Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Franklin Academy just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 56-32 to Neuse Charter.
Franklin Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Uwharrie Charter, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
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