Basketball Recap: Uwharrie Charter Academy Snaps Six-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Uwharrie Charter Academy entered their contest against Eastern Randolph on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Uwharrie Charter Academy Eagles took an 84-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastern Randolph Wildcats. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (62), the Eagles still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Uwharrie Charter Academy lost, don't look at Jaxon Mabe. Despite the final result, he went 10 for 15 on his way to 31 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards. Mabe is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Braeden Lamb, who went 10 of 15 en route to 23 points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Uwharrie Charter Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.

Timothy Brower continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eastern Randolph, going 11 of 27 on his way to 37 points and five rebounds. Brower continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Uwharrie Charter Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-3. As for Eastern Randolph, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Uwharrie Charter Academy will challenge Ambassador Christian School at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Ambassador Christian School's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games. As for Eastern Randolph, they will take on Trinity at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th. Eastern Randolph is facing Trinity at the right time seeing as Trinity is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.