Basketball Recap: Chase Bryson's Big Game Can't Quite Lead West Charlotte over Hopewell

After flying high against West Mecklenburg last Tuesday, West Charlotte came back down to earth. The West Charlotte Lions took a 64-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hopewell Titans on Friday. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Titans earlier this season, when they won 72-60.

West Charlotte lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Chase Bryson, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 18 points in addition to six boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Bryson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Williams, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hopewell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mike Brown, who went 10 of 15 en route to 26 points. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Arael Jones was another key player, putting up 14 points and eight boards.

West Charlotte has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Hopewell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.

West Charlotte has already played their next game, a 45-40 loss against Hough on the 4th. As for Hopewell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 88-74 defeat against Chambers on the 4th.