Basketball Recap: Sugar Creek Charter Extends Winning Streak to Four

Wildcats

Previous 4 Games

12/18/24 @ Garinger	66-51
12/13/24 vs Valor Preparatory Academy	78-71
12/10/24 @ Carolina Christian	110-28
12/05/24 vs Greater Cabarrus S	57-56

Sugar Creek Charter entered their tilt with Garinger on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took down the Garinger Wildcats 66-51. Given Sugar Creek Charter's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Garinger is ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sugar Creek Charter can attribute much of their success to Terry Watson, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds. Jerry Kuttas was another key player, putting up nine points.

Despite the loss, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler posted 16 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Lawler is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Soup, who put up ten points.

Sugar Creek Charter has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Garinger, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.

Sugar Creek Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 92-54 win against North Hills Christian on the 21st. As for Garinger, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-45 loss against East Mecklenburg on the 20th.