Stuart W. Cramer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 77-48 loss at the hands of the Lincolnton Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Wolves are ranked 89th).
Several Storm players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Makhi Brown, who went 5 of 6 en route to 10 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Darren Stowe, who posted ten points and seven boards.
Lincolnton found their leader in sophomore LJ Smith IV, who went 10 of 23 on his way to 31 points and six steals. The matchup was Smith IV's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Robinette, who had 11 points and eight assists.
Stuart W. Cramer's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Lincolnton, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Stuart W. Cramer wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 53-49 loss against North Gaston on the 27th. As for Lincolnton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 82-65 defeat against North Lincoln on the 27th.
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