Sugar Creek Charter lost against Carolina International back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Sugar Creek Charter Wildcats were beaten by the Carolina International Comets 81-47. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Comets are ranked 102nd).
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aidan Gatewood, who went 5 for 8 en route to 13 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Kuttas, who posted seven points and seven boards.
Wildcats
| 02/04/25 @ Carolina International | 12 |
| 11/28/23 @ Jackson Day | 12 |
| 01/18/24 vs Apprentice Academy | 12 |
| 12/12/23 vs Highland Tech | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Piedmont Community Charter | 8 |
Even though they lost, Sugar Creek Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carolina International to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Griffin, who had 24 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Griffin's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Josiah Bridges was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Sugar Creek Charter and nudges their season record down to 12-8. As for Carolina International, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sugar Creek Charter will challenge Jackson Day at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sugar Creek Charter is facing Jackson Day at the right time seeing as Jackson Day is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Carolina International, they and Queen's Grant will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Queen's Grant knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Carolina International likes a good challenge.
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