Mallard Creek is 8-2 against Hopewell since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mallard Creek Mavericks will welcome the Hopewell Titans at 6:00 p.m. Mallard Creek will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Mallard Creek is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing West Charlotte: they outscored them in every quarter. Mallard Creek enjoyed a cozy 47-30 victory over West Charlotte on Friday. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Lions are ranked 105th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/24/25 vs West Charlotte | 10 |
| 01/17/25 vs Chambers | 11 |
| 01/09/25 @ Hough | 13 |
My?Asia Young was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down ten or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmeen Stone, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Hopewell had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Harding University on Friday as Hopewell made off with a 68-42 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Titans' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Mallard Creek's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45 points. As for Hopewell, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 3-12.
Everything came up roses for Mallard Creek against Hopewell when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 76-21 victory. In that match, Mallard Creek amassed a halftime lead of 41-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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