Basketball Recap: Maiden Blue Devils vs. Foard Tigers
Maiden only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point they dealt Foard on Friday. The Maiden Blue Devils took their contest with ease, bagging a 90-58 win over the Foard Tigers. With the Blue Devils ahead 48-25 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Lincoln Frasure had a dynamite game for Maiden, going 9 for 15 en route to 26 points plus eight rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Frasure a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Raheim Misher, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Maiden was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Foard only posted 14.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Malachi Mcknight, who earned 14 points in addition to two steals. Mcknight is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Herman, who had eight points plus six rebounds and two blocks.
Maiden pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Foard, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maiden has already played their next match (against Foard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Foard, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cherryville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Foard knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Cherryville likes a good challenge.
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