The Ashbrook Greenwave managed to keep up with the Crest Chargers until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Ashbrook suffered a tough 77-52 loss at the hands of Crest. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Ashbrook has scored all season.
Several Greenwave players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kenneth Greene Jr, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that Greene Jr pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Byers Jr, who scored nine points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Crest's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was King Rhodes, who scored 25 points along with nine rebounds and two steals. Rhodes hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Aj Adams, who scored 17 points along with seven assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Ashbrook and nudges their season record down to 10-2. As for Crest, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Ashbrook on the road again on Friday and play against Forestview at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th. Forestview will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 294th, while Ashbrook is ranked 36th). As for Crest, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Stuart W. Cramer at 7:30 p.m. Stuart W. Cramer has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
