Mattamuskeet is 0-10 against the Bears since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mattamuskeet Lakers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Mattamuskeet will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 588th, while the Bears are ranked 257th).
Last Friday, Mattamuskeet was beaten by the Raiders 48-20. Mattamuskeet has not had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Kensley Cox, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five steals. That was a full 50% of Mattamuskeet's points, marking the 14th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Mariah Mccoy was another key contributor, scoring four points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter came tearing into Friday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Cape Hatteras 58-39.
Bear Grass Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caroline Harrell, who scored 12 points along with eight steals. Another player making a difference was Carly Bembridge, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Mattamuskeet's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Bear Grass Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Mattamuskeet have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bear Grass Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mattamuskeet was dealt a bruising 66-11 loss at the hands of the Bears in their previous matchup last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bear Grass Charter's Aubrey Dotson, who scored 12 points along with five steals. Now that Mattamuskeet knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
