Basketball Recap: Middletown Skates Past South Fork with Ease

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 vs Lower Lake	53
01/08/25 vs South Fork	32
12/31/24 vs Healdsburg	16
12/21/24 @ Sonoma Academy	9
01/02/25 vs St. Vincent de Paul	-8

Middletown's and South Fork's game on Wednesday was close at halftime, but Middletown turned on the heat in the second half with 46 points. The Middletown Mustangs simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the South Fork Cubs 78-46. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.

Middletown is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for South Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Middletown will square off against Fort Bragg at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for South Fork, they will face off against Hoopa Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hoopa Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.