The Piedmont Classical Bobcats came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 63-58 victory over Carver. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Piedmont Classical's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tj Bacote, who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Ja'el Lawson, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Despite the loss, Carver still got an impressive performance from Kejuan Bruton, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bruton has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaqarius Houston, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Piedmont Classical pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Carver, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Piedmont Classical will be playing in front of their home fans against Triad Math and Science Academy at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Piedmont Classical focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday. As for Carver, they will head out on the road to take on Leadership Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Leadership Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
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