Preview: Midd-West Mustangs vs. Lewisburg Green Dragons
Midd-West is 0-6 against Lewisburg since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Midd-West Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Lewisburg Green Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Midd-West is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Midd-West pushed their score all the way to 55 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 66-55 to Montoursville. Midd-West has not had much luck with Montoursville recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Midd-West had strong showings from Noah Romig, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and five assists, and Garrett Leitzel, who scored 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Leitzel has scored all season. Brandon Ferster was another key contributor, scoring three points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Lewisburg didn't have too much trouble with Hughesville on the road on Monday as they won 64-46. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lewisburg.
Midd-West's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Lewisburg, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Midd-West was taken down by Lewisburg 61-34 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Midd-West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
