Preview: North Mecklenburg Vikings vs. New Hanover Wildcats
North Mecklenburg is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while New Hanover is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will take on the New Hanover Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
With a playoff game on the line, North Mecklenburg rose to the challenge on Thursday. They managed a 65-61 win over the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, New Hanover faced Richmond in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. New Hanover narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Richmond 55-53. That's two games straight that New Hanover has won by exactly two points.
North Mecklenburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season. As for New Hanover, their win bumped their record up to 32-0.
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