Corvian Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 60-21 defeat at the hands of the Lincoln Charter Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Eagles are ranked 192nd).
Corvian Community lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Catie Wheatley, who posted six points. Valentina Figueroa also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Lincoln Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Taylor Riggenbach out in front who went 11 of 17 en route to 22 points and five steals. Those 22 points gave Riggenbach a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Symphani Stevens, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine steals.
Corvian Community now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Lincoln Charter, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Corvian Community Cardinals face off against the Langtree Charter Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Corvian Community is facing Langtree Charter Academy at the right time seeing as Langtree Charter Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lincoln Charter, they will square off against Community School of Davidson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Community School of Davidson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.
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