Two dominant guards in Kellen Layne and Jake Harper are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Middlesex Chargers will be playing at home against the Chincoteague Ponies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Middlesex has seven straight victories, Chincoteague has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, Middlesex didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Nandua, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Middlesex to victory, but perhaps none more so than JaQuan Griffin, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Griffin hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Malik Dandy, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Chincoteague pushed their score all the way to 65 last Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 76-65 to Nandua. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on February 1st (61), Chincoteague still had to take the loss.
Chincoteague might have lost, but man, Harper was a machine: he scored 27 points along with five assists and two steals. Austin Adams was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Middlesex has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Chincoteague, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Middlesex have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 28.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Chincoteague struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Middlesex's way against Chincoteague in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as Middlesex made off with a 72-49 victory. Does Middlesex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chincoteague turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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