The North Stanly Comets will head out to face off against the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
North Stanly is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering South Stanly just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 58-44 to the Rowdy Rebel Bulls. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Comets came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Rowdy Rebel Bulls are ranked 315th).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mount Pleasant's strategy against Albemarle on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mount Pleasant blew Albemarle out of the water with a 76-41 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Mount Pleasant is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for North Stanly, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3.
North Stanly came up short against Mount Pleasant when the teams last played back in January, falling 66-57. Can North Stanly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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