The Maiden Blue Devils will square off against the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Newton-Conover will be up against a hot Maiden team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Maiden breezed past Lincolnton to the tune of 72-44 on Tuesday. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Wolves are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Newton-Conover over Bunker Hill in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Newton-Conover blew Bunker Hill out of the water with a 67-18 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-8.
Maiden pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for Newton-Conover, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Maiden was able to grind out a solid win over Newton-Conover when the teams last played back in January, winning 61-50. Will Maiden repeat their success, or does Newton-Conover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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