The Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the Charlotte Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Charlotte Country Day School suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were the victim of a rough 63-37 loss at the hands of Covenant Day. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Charlotte Country Day School has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 73-41 loss at the hands of Covenant Day. While losing is never fun, Charlotte Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Covenant Day is ranked 22nd).
Despite the loss, Charlotte Christian saw an underclassman step up: Marshall Nicholson scored 16 points. Ike Corbin was another key contributor, scoring five points.
Charlotte Country Day School's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Charlotte Christian, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17.
Charlotte Country Day School came out on top in a nail-biter against Charlotte Christian when the teams last played on January 10th, sneaking past 63-60. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Charlotte Christian's Terence Guess, who scored 26 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Charlotte Country Day School still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
