The Bear Grass Charter Bears waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They took down Cape Hatteras 58-39. That's another feather in the cap for Bear Grass Charter, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Bear Grass Charter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Caroline Harrell out in front who scored 12 points along with eight steals. Carly Bembridge was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Cape Hatteras' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abby O'Neal, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds. O'Neal has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Philips, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and three blocks.
Bear Grass Charter is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Cape Hatteras, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Bear Grass Charter will head out on the road to challenge the Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mattamuskeet is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home. Cape Hatteras will take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
