Chambers entered their tilt with Hopewell on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with an 80-73 win over the Hopewell Titans. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Titans, too.
01/07/25 @ Hopewell | 21 |
01/03/25 vs Harding University | 16 |
12/23/24 @ Cox Mill | 28 |
12/21/24 vs Lancaster | 15 |
12/20/24 vs Hough | 20 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chambers to victory, but perhaps none more so than Markus Kerr, who went 9 for 11 on his way to 21 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Kerr's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards.
When it comes to explaining why Hopewell lost, don't look at Mike Brown. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 20 on his way to 23 points. Another player making a difference was Kamari Cooke, who went 6 of 12 en route to 13 points and eight assists.
Chambers' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.8 points per game. As for Hopewell, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2.
Coincidentally, Chambers and Hopewell will both be playing North Mecklenburg the next time they take the court. Chambers will host North Mecklenburg at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Hopewell will head out to face them at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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