Having just played yesterday, the Corvian Community Cardinals will get right back to it and host the Middle Creek Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Corvian Community is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight games on Friday. They lost to Lincoln Charter on the road by a 82-65 margin.
The losing side was boosted by Brycen Hinnant, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Gray, who posted 12 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Middle Creek hadn't done well against Garner recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mustangs slipped by the Trojans 64-63. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since February 4th.
Middle Creek's win came from a few key players Corvian Community will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cole Cornelius, who scored 25 points and five rebounds. Those 25 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brittain Queen, who had 16 points and five boards.
Middle Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.
Corvian Community's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Middle Creek, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Corvian Community hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55 points per game. However, it's not like Middle Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.9 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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