The West Charlotte Lions and the Seventy-First Falcons will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
West Charlotte is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against North Mecklenburg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Charlotte was dealt an 83-43 defeat at the hands of North Mecklenburg. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Vikings are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Seventy-First unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lumberton. The contest marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Seventy-First's loss ended a 21-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for West Charlotte, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
West Charlotte beat Seventy-First 83-75 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Will West Charlotte repeat their success, or does Seventy-First have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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