The Middle Creek Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Panther Creek Catamounts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Middle Creek sitting on seven straight wins and Panther Creek on 11.
Green Level typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Middle Creek proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the Gators with points to spare, taking the game 63-45.
Joi Pergerson was her usual excellent self, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds. Ava Skladanowski was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, Panther Creek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-21 victory over Apex Friendship on the road. Given Panther Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Apex Friendship is ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Middle Creek pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Panther Creek's record is now 17-4.
Things could have been worse for Middle Creek, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 68-49 loss to Panther Creek in their previous matchup back in January. Can Middle Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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