Lake Norman Charter suffered their biggest loss since December 4, 2024 on Wednesday. They came up short against the Hough Huskies, falling 67-45. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Huskies are ranked 132nd).
Lake Norman Charter lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Major Leak, who posted 13 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin McConneyhead, who went 5-for-12 en route to 11 points.
Leading Hough to victory were Evan Otto and Judah Freeman. Otto went 7-for-10 on his way to 18 points along with eight boards and three blocks, while Freeman went 7-for-12 to rack up 18 points. Freeman's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jadah Freeman, who went 5-for-7 en route to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Lake Norman Charter has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Hough, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10.
Lake Norman Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 81-40 win against South Rowan on the 14th. As for Hough, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-46 defeat against Hopewell on the 14th.
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