Carson lost against Lake Norman Charter back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Carson Cougars took a 51-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Norman Charter Knights. The Cougars have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Carson had strong showings from Allie Martin, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, and Emma Carpenter, who had eight points along with five rebounds. With that strong performance, Martin is now averaging an impressive 2.5 steals per game.
Even though they lost, Carson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Lake Norman Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lucy Courtney, who went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points. The dominant performance also gave Courtney a new career-high in field goal percentage (55%). Reece Long was another key player, scoring 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Carson's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lake Norman Charter, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Carson will face off against Central Cabarrus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Carson is facing Central Cabarrus at the right time seeing as Central Cabarrus is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Lake Norman Charter, they will square off against West Rowan at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lake Norman Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
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