Basketball Recap: Mallard Creek Wins High-Profile Matchup Against North Mecklenburg

On Friday, Mallard Creek faced North Mecklenburg in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mallard Creek Mavericks came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Mecklenburg Vikings, sneaking past 54-52. That's more bragging rights for the Mavericks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Mallard Creek was led to victory by Elle Stone and Kiara Anderson. Stone posted 14 points, while Anderson had 16 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was My?Asia Young, who scored ten points and three steals.

Despite the loss, North Mecklenburg still got an impressive performance from Lenise Joseph, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 44.2% of North Mecklenburg's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Zion Pimentel was another key player, putting up five points.

Mavericks

Previous 5 Games (Away)

01/03/25 @ North Mecklenburg	54-52
12/20/24 @ Hopewell	76-21
12/17/24 @ West Charlotte	49-24
12/10/24 @ Myers Park	65-37
11/20/24 @ Marvin Ridge	63-46

Mallard Creek's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for North Mecklenburg, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.

Mallard Creek has already played their next matchup, a 71-24 win against Harding University on the 7th. As for North Mecklenburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 1-0 victory against West Mecklenburg on the 7th.