Basketball Preview: West Mecklenburg Hawks vs. North Mecklenburg Vikings
West Mecklenburg is 1-6 against the Vikings since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Mecklenburg Hawks will look to defend their home court against the North Mecklenburg Vikings at 6:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for West Mecklenburg: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home, while the Vikings have snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Last Friday, West Mecklenburg had to suffer through a rough 70-15 loss at the hands of the Huskies. West Mecklenburg has struggled against the Huskies recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Mecklenburg pushed their score all the way to 60 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mallard Creek.
West Mecklenburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for North Mecklenburg, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4.
West Mecklenburg was dealt a bruising 74-10 defeat at the hands of the Vikings when the teams last played back in January. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Mecklenburg was down 42-6.
