The Piedmont Community Charter Patriots had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.4 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 78-69 victory over Valor Preparatory Academy. Given Piedmont Community Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Valor Preparatory Academy is ranked 562nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bobby Erwin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. The game was his sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Xavier Wilcher , who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds.
Piedmont Community Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-7.
Piedmont Community Charter will square off against Carolina International at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Apprentice Academy at 5:30 p.m.
