After a string of four wins, Northwest Cabarrus's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took an 83-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Rowan Falcons. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Trojans came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Falcons are ranked 458th).
| 02/04/25 @ West Rowan | 7 |
| 02/02/24 vs Robinson | 6 |
| 11/24/23 vs Lincoln Charter | 5 |
| 12/27/23 vs Charlotte Catholic | 5 |
| 01/23/24 vs Concord | 5 |
Despite the loss, Northwest Cabarrus still got an impressive performance from Justin Gonder, who went 7 for 13 en route to 20 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Those seven assists gave Gonder a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anderson Lee, who posted 19 points and seven boards.
Northwest Cabarrus' defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for West Rowan, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-13.
Northwest Cabarrus will square off against Robinson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Robinson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Northwest Cabarrus likes a good challenge. As for West Rowan, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lake Norman Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. West Rowan has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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