Basketball Recap: T.C. Roberson Takes a Loss

T.C. Roberson lost against West Caldwell back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The T.C. Roberson Rams fell 67-57 to the West Caldwell Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Warriors are ranked 155th).

Despite the loss, T.C. Roberson still got an impressive performance from Dean Lowe, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Lowe a new career-high in steals (five). Another player making a difference was Joemar Darity, who posted 12 points.

T.C. Roberson has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for West Caldwell, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. T.C. Roberson will venture away from home to face off against North Buncombe at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in North Buncombe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for West Caldwell, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Maiden at 8:00 p.m. on January 7th. Maiden knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully West Caldwell likes a good challenge.