After starting their season with two straight games on the road, NCSSM: Morganton is finally coming home. They will welcome the Jackson Day Mariners at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jackson Day took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on NCSSM: Morganton, who comes in off a win.
NCSSM: Morganton will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 23 points on Friday, then bounced right back against N.C. School for the Deaf on Tuesday. NCSSM: Morganton blew past N.C. School for the Deaf 72-28.
Meanwhile, Jackson Day ended up a good deal behind Bradford Prep on Tuesday and lost 71-56. The loss was the Mariners' first of the season.
Jackson Day might have lost, but man, Aiden Fisher was a machine: he went 8 for 14 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Fisher is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Tradyn Phillips, who earned eight points in addition to five rebounds.
The win got NCSSM: Morganton back to even at 1-1. As for Jackson Day, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
NCSSM: Morganton was dealt a bruising 67-23 loss at the hands of Jackson Day in their previous matchup on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fisher, who went 5 for 9 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. Now that NCSSM: Morganton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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