The North Shore Mustangs will take on the Kingwood Park Panthers at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. One thing working in North Shore's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
If North Shore beats Kingwood Park with 56 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. North Shore walked away with a 56-49 win over Clear Creek on Saturday. While the Mustangs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Shore to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sean Mayberry, who had eight points along with two steals. Da'Marcus Sloan was another key player, posting 11 points along with three steals.
North Shore smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Kingwood Park suffered their closest defeat since January 17th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Cesar E. Chavez by a score of 54-51. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lobos 15-11 in the first quarter.
North Shore is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Kingwood Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
North Shore didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kingwood Park when the teams last played back in November of 2022, but they still walked away with a 28-24 victory. Does North Shore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingwood Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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