The Middle Creek Mustangs had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.6 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They walked away with a 51-43 victory over Apex. Given Middle Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Apex is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Middle Creek had a senior duo take command as Ava Skladanowski scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and Joi Pergerson scored 16 points along with two steals. Sarah Furst was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals and two blocks.
Loss or not, Apex got some senior leadership from Isabella Pease and Destiny Richardson. Pease scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks, while Richardson. scored eight points along with 16 rebounds and six assists. Richardson has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last four times she's played.
Middle Creek's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Apex, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season.
Middle Creek will challenge Green Level at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middle Creek is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season. As for Apex, they will head out on the road to square off against Green Hope at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Apex focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday.
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