On Thursday, West Charlotte didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Huss, but they still walked away with a 56-52 win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Charlotte to victory, but perhaps none more so than Damani Day, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. The match was Day's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Littlejohn, who scored three points along with 20 rebounds and three blocks.
Satchelle Pettis and Zaiyir 'Zii' Phillips certainly did their best on Thursday to try and avoid the loss. Pettis scored 12 points along with six rebounds, while Phillips scored nine points along with five steals. Phillips is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Zamarius 'Z-Man' Gladden was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Huss were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
West Charlotte's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Huss, they have fallen quite a ways from their 18-9 record last season and are now at 2-4.
West Charlotte won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Tournament Opponent at 12:00 p.m. on December 29th. Huss will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Davidson Day at 1:30 p.m. on December 29th. Davidson Day presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Huss in North Carolina (Davidson Day is ranked 40th, while Huss is ranked 294th).
