Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is Charlotte Catholic's 11th in Last 13 Outings

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 @ Independence	58
02/17/25 vs Garinger	49
02/04/25 vs Garinger	41
01/24/25 vs Providence	38
12/20/24 vs Independence	38

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Charlotte Catholic had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They blew past the South Caldwell Spartans 77-57. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.

Charlotte Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Maggie Kernodle led the charge by on her way to 31 points and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Kernodle has scored at least a third of Charlotte Catholic's points. Megan Shea was another key player, en route to 19 points and seven rebounds.

Despite the defeat, South Caldwell saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ava Anderson posted 25 points. Anderson's big performance that evening made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristin Barber, who earned 11 points.

Charlotte Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for South Caldwell and nudges their season record down to 18-9.

Coming up, Charlotte Catholic will square off against Northern Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Guilford will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Charlotte Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. South Caldwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.