The Crest Chargers had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.4 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Ashbrook with a sharp 77-52 victory. The score was close at the half, but Crest pulled away in the second half with 46 points.
Crest got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was "King" Rhodes out in front who scored 25 points along with nine rebounds. Those 25 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Adams, who scored 17 points along with seven assists.
Crest's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points per game. As for Ashbrook, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Crest has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Stuart W. Cramer at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th. Ashbrook will be staying on the road on Friday to face off 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 299th, while Ashbrook is ranked 33rd).
