Middle Creek lost against Panther Creek back in March of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Middle Creek Mustangs fell 69-59 to the Panther Creek Catamounts. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Catamounts are ranked 150th).
Defeat or not, Middle Creek got some senior leadership from Alysia Pergerson and Sarah Grace Furst. Pergerson almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine steals, while Furst went 8-for-17 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. Furst's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noa Turner, who posted nine points.
Mustangs
| 02/05/25 vs Panther Creek | 14 |
| 02/04/25 vs Cary | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Holly Springs | 12 |
| 01/28/25 @ Apex Friendship | 6 |
| 01/24/25 @ Green Hope | 9 |
| + 12 more games |
Even though they lost, Middle Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Leading Panther Creek to victory were Sasha Boddie and Malone Hicks. Boddie shot 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double with 25 points and ten boards, while Hicks made all 8 shots she took to post 21 points and six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Boddie has scored at least a third of Panther Creek's points. Abigail Bennah was another key player, putting up five points and six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Middle Creek and nudges their season record down to 5-14. As for Panther Creek, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Middle Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 53-43 victory against Apex on the 7th. As for Panther Creek, they have also already played their next game, a 61-58 loss against Apex Friendship on the 7th.
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