The Lake Norman Charter Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Robinson Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lake Norman Charter struggled with assists on Tuesday (Central Cabarrus had 14 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Lake Norman Charter took a serious blow against Central Cabarrus, falling 88-41. While losing is never fun, Lake Norman Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Central Cabarrus is ranked 11th).
Despite their loss, Lake Norman Charter saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jay Morgan, who scored 11 points along with three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Dean Ruthstom, who scored eight points.
Even though they lost, Lake Norman Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Robinson has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were outmatched by Central Cabarrus at home and fell 93-48. Robinson has not had much luck with Central Cabarrus recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Like Lake Norman Charter, Robinson lost despite seeing results from several players. D'nas White led the charge by scoring ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Frazier, who scored eight points.
Lake Norman Charter dropped their record down to 9-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Robinson, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lake Norman Charter hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.5 points per game. However, it's not like Robinson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 68 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Lake Norman Charter came up short against Robinson in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 81-71. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robinson's Brian Rowe, who scored 23 points. Now that Lake Norman Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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