The East Mecklenburg Eagles are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Hough Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If East Mecklenburg beats Hough with 59 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. East Mecklenburg snuck past Palisades with a 59-54 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
East Mecklenburg relied on the efforts of Ahmari Hicks, who went 6 for 9 en route to 22 points, and Jordan Buzzard, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The match was Hicks' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Ramirez-Toro, who scored three points in addition to six assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, in Thursday's Canine Competition, Hough came out on top. They really took it to Ballantyne Ridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 74-33 victory. With the Huskies ahead 40-17 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Hough's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for East Mecklenburg, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
East Mecklenburg suffered a grim 72-46 defeat to Hough when the teams last played back in December of 2019. Thankfully for East Mecklenburg, Nathan Chambers (who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine 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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