The Statesville Greyhounds and the Crest Chargers squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Statesville Greyhounds had to settle for second. They took a 71-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers. While losing is never fun, Statesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Crest is ranked 65th).
Despite the loss, Statesville still got an impressive performance from Mekiaun Davis, who scored 22 points. Davis hasn't dropped below 16 points for four straight games. Kevin Bryant was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Crest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aj Adams led the charge by scoring 16 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of D'various Surratt, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Statesville and nudges their season record down to 13-13. As for Crest, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Statesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Crest, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Ashbrook at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Crest's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 22 matches.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
