Midland Valley and Aiken are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Midland Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Aiken Fighting Green Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Aiken took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Midland Valley, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Midland Valley really took it to Gilbert for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-36 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Indians are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Aiken was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 58-53 to Brookland-Cayce. While the Fighting Green Hornets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bearcats 14-10 in the first quarter.
Midland Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Aiken, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Midland Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Aiken when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midland Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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