Chatham Central is 10-0 against North Moore since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Chatham Central Bears will look to defend their home court against the North Moore Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Chatham Central's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while North Moore has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.
On Tuesday, Chatham Central was the victim of a rough 69-48 defeat at the hands of Northwood.
Despite their loss, Chatham Central saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Reid Albright, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Albright hasn't dropped below two steals for 21 straight games. Jacob Gilliland was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Moore pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Graham by a score of 62-59.
Like North Moore, they lost despite seeing results from several players. Austin Patterson led the charge by scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Patterson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Parsons, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Chatham Central's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-3. As for North Moore, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Chatham Central strolled past North Moore when the teams last played back in January by a score of 71-57. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Moore's Colby Pennington, who shot 5-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Chatham Central still be able to contain Pennington? There's only one way to find out.
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