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| 01/26/24 - Home | 61-64 L |
| 12/08/23 - Away | 85-82 W |
| 01/20/23 - Away | 71-66 W |
| 12/09/22 - Home | 63-51 W |
| 01/24/22 - Home | 70-54 W |
| + 5 more games |
West Charlotte is 9-1 against Mallard Creek since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Charlotte Lions will welcome the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. West Charlotte is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.
West Charlotte is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since January 13th on Monday. They fell just short of Berry by a score of 49-47. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Charlotte's loss came about despite a quality game from Barama Kone, who posted six points along with ten boards and four blocks. Tyler Jeter was another key player, putting up six points.
Even though they lost, West Charlotte smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mallard Creek narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Myers Park 59-56.
West Charlotte better keep an eye on Jordyn Washington. He was instrumental in Mallard Creek's win, going 5 of 10 on his way to 17 points. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Johnson, who put up ten points and seven rebounds.
West Charlotte's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mallard Creek, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: West Charlotte has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.8 boards per game. However, it's not like Mallard Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
West Charlotte couldn't quite finish off Mallard Creek when the teams last played back in January and fell 64-61. Thankfully for West Charlotte, Langston Boyd (who went 10 of 14 on his way to 23 points and seven assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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