Falls Lake had lost four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-1 to make it five. They fell just short of the Neuse Charter Cougars by a score of 86-84. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (60), the Firebirds still had to take the loss.
Falls Lake lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Dalton Parker, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 25 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Camden Cooke, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
As for Neuse Charter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1. While they didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Neuse Charter found their leader in freshman Jeremiah Edwards, who dropped a double-double with 39 points and ten boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Edwards has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Klayton Tew, who posted 16 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds.
Falls Lake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-49 defeat against Research Triangle on the 24th. As for Neuse Charter, they will take on Wayne Preparatory Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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