McMichael is 1-9 against Morehead since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The McMichael Phoenix just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Morehead Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
McMichael lost 76-51 to T.W. Andrews on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 185th).
Meanwhile, Morehead was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 53-49 to Lexington.
McMichael will need focus on slowing down Avery Bigelow, one of several Morehead players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The contest was Bigelow's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, Morehead smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for McMichael and nudges their season record down to 4-12. As for Morehead, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Things could have been worse for McMichael, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 84-67 loss to Morehead in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can McMichael avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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