The Middle Creek Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Apex Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Middle Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Middle Creek will bounce into Friday's game after beating Panther Creek, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Middle Creek walked away with a 69-56 victory over Panther Creek on Wednesday.
Yasir Hall continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 21 points along with six boards and five assists. Another player making a difference was Greyson Land, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Middle Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Apex was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost to Apex Friendship on the road by a 73-55 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Patriots are ranked 112th).
Middle Creek now has a winning record of 11-10. As for Apex, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Middle Creek strolled past Apex in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a score of 55-36. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Apex's Zaelyn White, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Middle Creek still be able to contain White? There's only one way to find out.
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