Preview: Mallard Creek Mavericks vs. Chambers Cougars
Mallard Creek is 1-9 against Chambers since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mallard Creek Mavericks will look to defend their home court against the Chambers Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Mallard Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Chambers likes a good challenge.
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mallard Creek's strategy against West Mecklenburg on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mallard Creek blew West Mecklenburg out of the water with a 77-50 final score. Given Mallard Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while West Mecklenburg is ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Langston Boyd, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and five assists. He hasn't dropped below 17 points for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenden Ridge, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Chambers stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 92-55 victory over West Charlotte. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-25.
Mallard Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Chambers, their victory bumped their record up to 16-7.
Mallard Creek lost to Chambers at home by a decisive 92-75 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chambers' Maurio Hanson II, who dropped a triple-double on 25 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. Now that Mallard Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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