A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Carson Cougars face off against the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday... Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Carson is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since February 13th on Friday. They had to suffer through a 77-43 loss at the hands of Robinson. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 536th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 182nd).
Carson's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Allie Martin, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists, and Julia Burleson, who posted 11 points. Martin is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games.
Even though they lost, Carson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Porter Ridge, falling 55-20. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Carson's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Mount Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Carson came up short against Mount Pleasant in their previous meeting back in November, falling 34-27. Can Carson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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