Having just played yesterday, the Mount Vernon Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Pace Academy Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mount Vernon comes in on seven and Pace Academy on 11.
Mount Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Galloway to the tune of 97-35 on Friday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Darrell Dickens Iii was a one-man wrecking crew as he shot 61% from the field on his way to 36 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Alterman, who posted six points along with nine assists and four steals.
Mount Vernon was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Galloway only posted seven.
Meanwhile, Pace Academy got the win against Drew on Friday by a conclusive 91-70. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Drew are ranked 327th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Vernon's record now sits at 21-2. As for Pace Academy, their record is now 16-7.
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