West Mecklenburg hasn't had much luck against North Mecklenburg recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The West Mecklenburg Hawks will host the North Mecklenburg Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
West Mecklenburg is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Hough and fell 54-21. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 520th, while the Huskies are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, North Mecklenburg didn't have quite enough to beat Mallard Creek on Friday and fell 54-52. The Vikings have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
North Mecklenburg's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2. As for West Mecklenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
West Mecklenburg took a serious blow against North Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 86-11. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Mecklenburg's Lenise Joseph, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Now that West Mecklenburg knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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