Preview: Mallard Creek Mavericks vs. West Mecklenburg Hawks
Mallard Creek is 6-0 against West Mecklenburg since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mallard Creek Mavericks will look to defend their home court against the West Mecklenburg Hawks at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Mallard Creek's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 matches.
You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mallard Creek's strategy against Hough on Friday. Everything went Mallard Creek's way against Hough as Mallard Creek made off with a 55-35 victory.
Langston Boyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last eight times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Washington, who scored 12 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Mecklenburg's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Hopewell on the road and fell 71-42. West Mecklenburg has not had much luck with Hopewell recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Mallard Creek is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for West Mecklenburg, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Mallard Creek against West Mecklenburg in their previous matchup two weeks ago as the team secured a 73-44 win. Does Mallard Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Mecklenburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
