The Maiden Blue Devils will challenge the Lincolnton Wolves on Friday. Maiden knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 27 contests -- so hopefully Lincolnton likes a good challenge.
Maiden is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against East Surry by a score of 82-73. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Cardinals are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 64-51 win over the Warriors.
Maiden pushed their record up to 22-5 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.3 points over those games. As for Lincolnton, their win bumped their record up to 23-5.
Maiden and Lincolnton were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting on Friday, but Maiden came up empty-handed after a 70-69 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lincolnton's LJ Smith IV, who dropped a double-double with 37 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Maiden knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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