The East Rowan Mustangs lost against the A.L. Brown Wonders back in December of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. East Rowan took a 61-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of A.L. Brown. While losing is never fun, East Rowan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 545th, while A.L. Brown is ranked 259th).
Loss or not, East Rowan got some senior leadership from Drake Jones who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and four steals and Jonathan Wembolua who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. The match was Wembolua's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Daelyn Gibson was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, East Rowan were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for East Rowan and nudges their season record down to 2-11. As for A.L. Brown, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
East Rowan will look to defend their home court on Friday against Carson at 7:30 p.m. Carson has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 523 points over their last seven matchups. As for A.L. Brown, they will head out on the road to face off against West Cabarrus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Cabarrus knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully A.L. Brown likes a good challenge.
