McMichael is 1-9 against Morehead since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The McMichael Phoenix will face off against the Morehead Panthers at 7:30 p.m. McMichael will be strutting in after a win while Morehead will be coming in after a defeat.
McMichael is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They escaped with a win two weeks ago against Carlisle by the margin of a single free throw, 48-47.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Morehead faced off against West Stokes on Friday. Morehead fell 61-53 to West Stokes. The Panthers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
McMichael will need focus on slowing down Avery Bigelow, one of several Morehead players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 8 en route to 16 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Thomas, who went 6 of 10 en route to 19 points.
Morehead's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for McMichael, their win bumped their record up to 3-9.
McMichael lost to Morehead on the road by a decisive 84-67 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can McMichael avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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