The Millennium Lions lost against the Carver Yellowjackets back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Millennium was outmatched by Carver on the road and fell 90-39. Millennium has struggled against Carver recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Millennium still got an impressive performance from Aryan Hira, who scored 23 points along with two steals. That was a full 59% of Millennium's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Leading Carver to victory were Kejuan Bruton and Jonathan Gakeri. Bruton scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, while Gakeri dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gakeri has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaqarius Houston, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and five assists.
Millennium's defeat was their 11th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Carver, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Millennium will be playing in front of their home fans against Bethany at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Millennium is ranked 690th, while Bethany is ranked 677th). As for Carver, they will be playing at home against Leadership Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Carver has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 419 points over their last six games.
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