Corvian Community extended their losing streak to six on Saturday, dropping them down to 0-6. They fell 59-49 to the Middle Creek Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Mustangs are ranked 173rd).
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Braylon Gray, who shot 42% from the field en route to 13 points. Brycen Hinnant was another key player, putting up 12 points.
As for Middle Creek, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points over those games.
George Daniels had another great game (as he tends to do), scoring 23 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah St. Hill, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.
Coming up, Corvian Community will look to takes advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they takes on Langtree Charter Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cardinals will need to watch out since the Lions have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Middle Creek, they will head out on the road to take on Fuquay-Varina at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs will be up against the Bengals' rather soft defense (which has allowed 66 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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