Meadowbrook Academy is 8-2 against Countryside Christian since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Meadowbrook Academy Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Countryside Christian Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Meadowbrook Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 254 points over their last four matchups.
Meadowbrook Academy pushed their score all the way to 64 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Taylor by a score of 67-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Thursday (61), Meadowbrook Academy still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Meadowbrook Academy saw an underclassman step up: Tico Smith scored 25 points along with 3 steals. The game was Smith's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Ross, who scored 8 points along with 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Meanwhile, Countryside Christian's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a 53-36 bruising from Riverside Christian.
Meadowbrook Academy's victory bumped their season record to 2-3 while Taylor's loss dropped theirs to 2-1.
Meadowbrook Academy beat Countryside Christian 45-38 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Meadowbrook Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
