Piedmont is 0-10 against Charlotte Catholic since December of 2017 but things could change on Wednesday. The Panthers will take on the Cougars at 8:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, Piedmont was able to grind out a solid win over Cuthbertson, taking the game 71-59.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Charlotte Catholic's strategy against Piedmont on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Cougars blew the Panthers out of the water with a 79-52 final score. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Piedmont better focus on containing Jack Siegel and Joseph Kapsiak as the pair were huge in Charlotte Catholic's win. Siegel went 10-for-11 to rack up 29 points and five boards, while Kapsiak shot 64% from the field on his way to 21 points. The dominant performance also gave Siegel a new career-high in shooting accuracy (91%). Mack Jordan was another key player, putting up four points and six assists.
Charlotte Catholic pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.9 points over those games. As for Piedmont, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Piedmont was dealt a bruising 79-52 loss at the hands of Charlotte Catholic in their previous meeting on Friday. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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