It was a good run, but Charlotte Latin unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 64-31 loss at the hands of the Cannon Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cougars are ranked sixth).
Charlotte Tune
| 01/15/25 vs Cannon | 18 |
| 01/14/25 @ Covenant Day | 22 |
| 01/07/25 vs Charlotte Christian | 15 |
| 01/03/25 @ Hammond | 20 |
When it comes to explaining why Charlotte Latin lost, don't look at Charlotte Tune. Despite the final result, she went 8 for 19 on her way to 18 points and six boards. Tune's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Cannon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Madison Drayton out in front who went 6 of 10 en route to 19 points and five steals. Drayton has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakaila Gaskin, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Charlotte Latin's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 13-4. As for Cannon, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-5.
Charlotte Latin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-46 defeat against Charlotte Country Day School on the 17th. Cannon has also already played their next matchup, a 75-28 victory against Covenant Day on the 17th.
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