Basketball Recap: Middletown Now 7-1 over Last Eight Games

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 vs Lower Lake	53
01/24/25 vs Cloverdale	51
02/05/25 vs Fort Bragg	39
12/05/24 vs Elite	36
01/08/25 vs South Fork	32

Middletown's and Upper Lake's matchup on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Middletown turned on the heat in the second half with 39 points. The Middletown Mustangs were the clear victor by a 62-39 margin over the Upper Lake Cougars. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.

Middletown is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points over those games. As for Upper Lake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.

Coming up, Middletown won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Clear Lake at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Upper Lake, they will face off against St. Helena at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.