The Pelham Hornets suffered their closest loss since December 20, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Charlton County by a score of 58-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Charlton County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ja'mari Hamilton, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Imod Hamilton, who scored eight points.
Pelham's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Charlton County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pelham will square off against Irwin County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Irwin County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday. As for Charlton County, Charlton County and Lanier County will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Lanier County will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
