Preview: Macks Creek Pirates vs. Wheatland Mules
Macks Creek is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Wheatland is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Macks Creek Pirates will take on the Wheatland Mules at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Macks Creek at home against Climax Springs as the team secured a 60-33 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-18.
Macks Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but India Willis led the charge by scoring 15 points along with six steals. Willis hasn't dropped below 15 points for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Duggan, who scored 14 points along with two blocks.
Meanwhile, Wheatland humbled Halfway with a 48-14 victory. Given Wheatland's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Halfway is ranked 491st), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Macks Creek's victory bumped their record up to 23-3. As for Wheatland, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Macks Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Wheatland when the teams last played on February 2nd, but they still walked away with a 56-50 victory. Does Macks Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wheatland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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