Basketball Recap: Maiden Comes Up Short

Maiden has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-72 heartbreaker at the hands of the Bandys Trojans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (62), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.

Raheim Misher

Rebounds

02/04/25 @ Bandys	11
01/28/25 vs West Lincoln	14
01/24/25 @ East Burke	10
01/21/25 @ Newton-Conover	12
01/17/25 @ Lincolnton	17
+ 36 more games

Maiden's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Raheim Misher, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 11 boards. Misher is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 41 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Landen Lyerly, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten boards.

Leading Bandys to victory were Evan Robinson and Landon Vaughan. Robinson went 9-for-15 on his way to 25 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Vaughan went 9-for-17 en route to 22 points in addition to seven boards and five blocks. The dominant performance also gave Robinson a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Easton Ledford, who posted ten points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.

Maiden's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Bandys, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.

Maiden wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, an 87-44 win against Bunker Hill on the 7th. As for Bandys, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-45 victory against Newton-Conover on the 7th.