It was a good run, but the Neuse Charter Cougars unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 56-26 loss at the hands of North Duplin. Neuse Charter has struggled against North Duplin recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Chloe Kozloff and Cayley Cochran certainly did their best on Tuesday to try and avoid the loss. Kozloff scored eight points along with five steals, while Cochran scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals. Kozloff has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Layla Johnson, who scored no points along with four steals.
Neuse Charter's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for North Duplin, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Neuse Charter will challenge Hobbton at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hobbton comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last nine games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. As for North Duplin, they will head out on the road to take on Lakewood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while North Duplin is ranked 197th).
