Two dominant guards in Drake Powell and Matthew Sidney are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Northwood Chargers will get right back to it and host the Bartlett Yancey Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwood has eight straight victories, Bartlett Yancey has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northwood can now show off 17 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Chatham Central as Northwood made off with a 69-48 win.
Meanwhile, Bartlett Yancey came up short against Jordan-Matthews on Friday and fell 52-44.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Sidney, who scored 19 points along with two steals and two blocks. That was a full 43.2% of Bartlett Yancey's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Carolina, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Northwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Bartlett Yancey, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything came up roses for Northwood against Bartlett Yancey when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 84-23 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sidney, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Northwood still be able to contain Sidney? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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