River Mill hasn't had much luck against Chatham Charter recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The River Mill Jaguars will take on the Chatham Charter Knights at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
River Mill is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 47-45 heartbreaker at the hands of Ascend Leadership.
Meanwhile, Chatham Charter played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Southern Wake Academy, falling 72-36. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Lions are ranked 118th).
River Mill will have to contain Gabe McKoy as he made an impact in Chatham Charter's last game. He posted 12 points. McKoy has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kymani Wagner-Jatta, who scored eight points.
River Mill's defeat dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Chatham Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
River Mill was dealt a bruising 73-25 defeat at the hands of Chatham Charter when the teams last played back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point River Mill was down 35-12.
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