Two dominant guards in Joe Burt and Christian Majors are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The North Central Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Maumee Valley Country Day Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, North Central's game was all tied up 13-13 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 46-37 victory over Edgerton.
Burt was his usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Maumee Valley Country Day had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cadets 58-18 at home. Maumee Valley Country Day has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 34 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Majors, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Amani-jordan Chandran-dickerson, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
North Central's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-15. As for Maumee Valley Country Day, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-7.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: North Central have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Maumee Valley Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.5 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Central and Maumee Valley Country Day were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but North Central came up empty-handed after a 55-54 defeat. Thankfully for North Central, David Parcher (who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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