The Cuthbertson Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the Marvin Ridge Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Marvin Ridge heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Cuthbertson took over last week. Cuthbertson came out on top against Forest Hills by a score of 60-50 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge didn't have too much trouble with Sun Valley on Friday as they won 73-55. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Spartans are ranked 387th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cuthbertson better keep an eye on Marshall Payne. He was instrumental in Marvin Ridge's win, going 9 for 11 to rack up 23 points. Those 23 points gave Payne a new career-high. Alex Voss was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven rebounds.
Marvin Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for Cuthbertson, their record now sits at 13-8.
Cuthbertson lost to Marvin Ridge on the road by a decisive 56-41 margin in their previous matchup last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marvin Ridge's Brady Dunn, who went 11 of 18 en route to 28 points. Now that Cuthbertson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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