An exciting North v. South battle is about to be fought. The Millard South Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Millard North Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Millard South will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lincoln East, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Millard South put the hurt on Lincoln East with a sharp 57-34 victory on Tuesday. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Millard North entered their tilt with Columbus on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Discoverers with points to spare, taking the game 70-53. The Mustangs pushed the score to 54-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Discoverers cut but never quite recovered from.
Millard South pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Millard North, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Millard South came up short against Millard North in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 56-48. Can Millard South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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