Mount Tabor and Davie are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Mount Tabor Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Davie War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Tabor is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mount Tabor gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against West Forsyth as Mount Tabor made off with a 60-40 win. Given Mount Tabor's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while West Forsyth is ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Davie has not done well against R.J. Reynolds recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Davie sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-43 victory over R.J. Reynolds. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Davie.
Davie can attribute much of their success to Malayka Rankin, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Avarie Martin was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Mount Tabor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Davie, they pushed their record up to 16-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Mount Tabor against Davie in their previous matchup on February 2nd as the squad secured a 70-39 win. Will Mount Tabor repeat their success, or does Davie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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