West Mecklenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the West Charlotte Lions, falling 87-56. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 549th, while the Lions are ranked 169th).
West Charlotte found their leader in sophomore Amen(AC) Pressley, who went 5 for 6 en route to 14 points and five steals. With that strong performance, Pressley is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Christian Coleman was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 16 points.
West Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for West Charlotte, they pushed their record up to 9-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Mecklenburg will welcome Hough at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. West Mecklenburg is facing Hough at the right time seeing as Hough is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Charlotte, they will head out on the road to face off against Hopewell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Charlotte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
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