The Mays Raiders will challenge the M.L. King Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mays knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 contests -- so hopefully M.L. King likes a good challenge.
Mays is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Creekside: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mays blew Creekside out of the water with a 101-64 final score. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Seminoles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Clayton Coppock
| 02/04/25 vs Creekside | 78% |
| 11/29/24 @ North Atlanta | 75% |
| 12/03/24 vs Drew | 67% |
| 12/09/23 @ Paideia | 67% |
| 12/20/24 vs Gadsden City | 64% |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mays to victory, but perhaps none more so than Clayton Coppock, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 steals. The dominant performance also gave Coppock a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%). Another player making a difference was Davenport Cox, who went 8 of 13 to rack up 26 points and six boards.
Mays smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 40 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when M.L. King challenged Forest Park on Tuesday. M.L. King slipped by Forest Park 56-55.
Mays' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.0 points over those games. As for M.L. King, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-17.
Mays strolled past M.L. King in their previous meeting last Friday by a score of 91-77. Does Mays have another victory up their sleeve, or will M.L. King turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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