Recap: Dover Pirates vs. Baptist Prep Eagles
The Dover Pirates entered their tilt with the Baptist Prep Eagles with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Dover snuck past the Eagles with a 50-45 victory on Tuesday. That's another feather in the cap for Dover, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Leading Dover to victory were Kenzie Mccrotty and Logan Young. Mccrotty scored 20 points along with eight rebounds, while Young dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. Young hasn't dropped below 18 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Madison Spradlin, who scored four points.
Dover pushed their record up to 19-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Baptist Prep, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4.
Dover will take on the Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Mayflower knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully the Pirates likes a good challenge. As for Baptist Prep, they will head out on the road to take on the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Arkansas Christian has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 27.
