The Middle Creek Mustangs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They pulled ahead with a 54-53 photo finish over Athens Drive. That's another feather in the cap for Middle Creek, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Middle Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Yasir Hall out in front who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Hall has scored at least 25% of Middle Creek's points. Clive Morrow was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
Middle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Athens Drive, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Middle Creek will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against South Johnston at 5:30 p.m. on December 27th. Athens Drive will be home for the holidays to greet Willow Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
