The Mallard Creek Mavericks will head out on the road to challenge the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Mallard Creek's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 16 contests.
Mallard Creek pushed their score all the way to 58 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a tough 84-58 loss at the hands of North Mecklenburg. While losing is never fun, Mallard Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while North Mecklenburg is ranked eighth).
Mallard Creek's loss came about despite a quality game from Langston Boyd, who scored 12 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brenden Ridge, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Myers Park came tearing into Friday's contest with 19 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past Ardrey Kell 52-50.
Mallard Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Myers Park, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mallard Creek and Myers Park were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, but Mallard Creek came up empty-handed after a 52-51 defeat. Thankfully for Mallard Creek, Elijah Strong (who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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