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| 12/13/24 - Away | 63-47 W |
| 01/19/24 - Home | 63-56 W |
| 12/08/23 - Away | 49-45 W |
| 01/24/23 - Home | 54-51 W |
| 01/06/23 - Away | 62-65 L |
| + 5 more games |
McCormick is 8-2 against Dixie since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The McCormick Chiefs will look to defend their home court against the Dixie Hornets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
McCormick will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 53-point drubbing they dealt Whitmire on Friday. McCormick breezed by Whitmire to the tune of 80-27. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 55-12.
McCormick's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Terrence Cartledge, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. Cartledge is becoming a predictor of McCormick's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 5-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Daruis Houston, who posted nine points along with six assists and six boards.
McCormick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 28 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dixie entered their tilt with Thornwell on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Saints with a sharp 64-39 win. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 25 points or more this season.
McCormick is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Dixie, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
McCormick strolled past Dixie in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 63-47. Will McCormick repeat their success, or does Dixie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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