The Middle Creek Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Apex Friendship Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Middle Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Middle Creek ended up a good deal behind Panther Creek and lost 72-53. While losing is never fun, Middle Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Panther Creek is ranked 44th).
Despite the defeat, Middle Creek got a solid performance out of Yasir Hall, who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Obataobie Okafor, who scored nine points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Apex Friendship came up short against Green Level on Friday and fell 61-50. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Apex Friendship in their matchups with Green Level: they've now lost five in a row.
Middle Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. As for Apex Friendship, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6.
Middle Creek couldn't quite finish off Apex Friendship in their previous matchup back in January and fell 43-40. Can Middle Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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