Mountain Island Charter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 84-71 to the Langtree Charter Academy Lions. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (68), the Raptors still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Mountain Island Charter lost, don't look at Christan Jones. Despite the final result, he went 11 of 21 en route to 32 points along with six boards and three steals. That was a full 45.1% of Mountain Island Charter's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Tavien Julius, who scored 11 points and six rebounds.
Mountain Island Charter's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Langtree Charter Academy, they moved to 6-8 with that victory, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Mountain Island Charter won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Bradford Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Island Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.2 points per game this season. As for Langtree Charter Academy, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Community School of Davidson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Community School of Davidson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
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