There's no place like home for Ravenscroft, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Charlotte Christian Knights on Friday as the Ravenscroft Ravens made off with a 45-25 win. Given the Ravens' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Knights are ranked 522nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ravenscroft was led to victory by Ellie Cronin and Emily Virag. Cronin dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Virag went 6 of 15 on her way to 14 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Cronin has scored at least a third of Ravenscroft's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Courtney Carter, who posted ten points.
Ravenscroft smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlotte Christian only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Charlotte Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Piper Fair and Gabby Eboboko. Fair had six points and five rebounds, while Eboboko put up eight points.
With the victory, Ravenscroft broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-10. As for Charlotte Christian, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Ravenscroft wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 70-34 defeat against Charlotte Country Day School on the 4th. As for Charlotte Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-14 loss against Durham Academy on the 4th.
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