The Bear Grass Charter Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hobgood Charter Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bear Grass Charter is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Bear Grass Charter can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Ocracoke 65-9 on the road. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Bear Grass Charter has managed all season.
Bear Grass Charter relied on the efforts of Aubrey Dotson, who scored 12 points, and Hylee (Al) Jarrett, who scored 13 points along with five steals. Another player making a difference was Carolina Harrell, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Hobgood Charter came up short against Columbia on Friday and fell 35-25. Hobgood Charter has not had much luck with Columbia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Janiya Blanding was Hobgood Charter's leading scorer, having posted ten points.
Lilli Braddy held things down on the boards with seven rebounds.
Bear Grass Charter is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Hobgood Charter, they bumped their record down to 4-5 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Bear Grass Charter have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 35.9 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Hobgood Charter, though, as they've been averaging only 20.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Bear Grass Charter's way against Hobgood Charter in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 as Bear Grass Charter made off with a 43-18 victory. With Bear Grass Charter ahead 26-4 at the half, the game was all but over already.
