Having just played yesterday, the Mathews Blue Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Northampton Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mathews is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat King & Queen Central 86-48.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Northampton over Nandua in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northampton blew Nandua out of the water with an 80-31 final score. The Yellowjackets pushed the score to 64-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Northampton's win came from a few key players Mathews will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Amir Bailey, who went 8 of 13 en route to 18 points along with five assists and four steals. Jaylen Anderson was another key player, going 6 for 12 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Northampton has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.5 points per game. As for Mathews, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7.
Mathews came up short against Northampton when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 67-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Northampton's Antoine Horsley, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 17 boards. Now that Mathews knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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