West Caldwell played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 93-66 loss at the hands of the Maiden Blue Devils. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Blue Devils are ranked 85th).
Despite the loss, West Caldwell still got an impressive performance from Jay Maxwell, who went 8 for 18 en route to 18 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Thomas, who posted 12 points.
Maiden had a senior duo take command as Zion White went 9 of 11 on his way to 24 points and Lincoln Frasure went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points White has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Raheim Misher, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
West Caldwell's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4. As for Maiden, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
West Caldwell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 90-75 loss against Lincolnton on the 9th. As for Maiden, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 103-60 victory against Bunker Hill on the 14th.
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