Carson has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the South Rowan Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Carson comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last seven games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
Last Tuesday, Carson was beaten by East Rowan 53-19. Carson has struggled against East Rowan recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Carson saw an underclassman step up: Rylee Hedrick scored ten points along with six rebounds and three steals. Hedrick is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 105-23, which was the final score in South Rowan's tilt against West Rowan on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, South Rowan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 447th, while West Rowan is ranked 27th).
Carson dropped their record down to 1-21 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 17.5 points per game. As for South Rowan, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.
Carson was taken down by South Rowan 61-31 when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Carson was down 38-17.
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