The Middlesex Chargers extended their postseason success on Tuesday against the Carver College and Career Academy Wolverines. They walked away with a 73-66 victory over the Wolverines. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Middlesex to victory were Malik Dandy and JaQuan Griffin. Dandy dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds, while Griffin dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Dandy has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellen Layne, who scored 11 points.
Several Wolverines players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Brandon Hill, who scored 25 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Hill has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last eight times he's played. Camron Paul was another key contributor, scoring 24 points along with three steals.
Middlesex has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Carver College and Career Academy, their loss ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-3.
Middlesex is on the road again on Friday and plays Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Lancaster is coming into the contest with 14 straight wins at home, so Middlesex will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Carver College and Career Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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