Chambers and Mallard Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Chambers Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Chambers was able to grind out a solid victory over West Charlotte, taking the game 45-32. The victory was just what Chambers needed coming off of a 69-38 defeat in their prior match.
Chambers' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nia Kirk, who scored 12 points. Taylor Simpson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, Mallard Creek came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 51.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past West Mecklenburg 88-17 at home. Mallard Creek has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 24 points or more this season.
Chambers is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Mallard Creek, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Chambers took a serious blow against Mallard Creek in their previous matchup back in January, falling 70-17. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Chambers was down 45-10.
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