Cunningham is 0-10 against Macksville since January of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Cunningham Wildcats will face off against the Macksville Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cunningham comes in on 26 and Macksville on five.
Last Monday, Cunningham made easy work of Attica and carried off an 82-56 victory. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Macksville beat Central Plains 48-42 on Saturday. The 48-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Cunningham better keep an eye on Diego Esparza. He was instrumental in Macksville's win, going 7 for 16 on his way to 21 points along with five boards and three steals. Esparza's evening made it 21 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Carlos Ibarra, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Cunningham pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.1 points. As for Macksville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Cunningham lost to Macksville on the road by a decisive 65-47 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Esparza, who went 10 of 21 en route to 25 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Now that Cunningham 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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