There's no place like home for Carter, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Austin-East Roadrunners by a score of 65-56 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Green Hornets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Chris Cowan
02/14/25 vs Austin-East | 29 |
02/13/25 @ Roane County | 23 |
02/11/25 @ South-Doyle | 23 |
02/07/25 vs Fulton | 29 |
02/04/25 vs Knoxville Central | 19 |
01/31/25 @ Pigeon Forge | 16 |
Carter had a senior duo take command as Chris Cowan went 11-for-22 on his way to 29 points and Zion Oliver almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. Cowan's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Naviyon Shipe, who posted seven points and seven boards.
Carter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Carter is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points over those games. Austin-East moved to 13-15 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Carter has already played their next contest, an 88-63 defeat against West on the 17th. As for Austin-East, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 66-47 win against Oneida on the 22nd.
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