The Meadville Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Atlanta Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Meadville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Higbee to the tune of 74-38 on Saturday.
Meadville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carter Thompson, who went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mason Dennis, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 19 points plus two steals.
Meadville was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 23 assists in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Atlanta against Grundy County/Newtown-Harris on Saturday as the team secured a 70-34 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
The victory got Meadville back to even at 2-2. As for Atlanta, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Meadville suffered a grim 73-53 defeat to Atlanta in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Meadville was down 46-23.
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