Basketball Recap: Cary Academy Falls Despite Big Games from Mccoy Williams and Aidan Rousseau

If Cary Academy was riding high fresh off their 73-50 takedown of St. David's last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cary Academy Chargers took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Charlotte Latin Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Hawks are ranked 90th).

Cary Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aidan Rousseau, who went 11 of 18 on his way to 26 points along with seven boards and four blocks, and McCoy Williams, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. Those 26 points gave Rousseau a new career-high.

Cary Academy dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Charlotte Latin, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.

Cary Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-62 win against Charlotte Country Day School on the 14th. Charlotte Latin will take on Cuthbertson in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Charlotte Latin knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Cuthbertson likes a good challenge.