Maiden had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Newton-Conover Red Devils by a score of 73-63. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 79-53 back in January.
Despite the loss, Newton-Conover still got an impressive performance from Braxton Eckard, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave Eckard a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Mason Rice, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 17 points and five assists.
Blue Devils
| 02/14/25 vs Newton-Conover | 73-63 |
| 02/11/25 vs Lincolnton | 103-96 |
| 01/28/25 vs West Lincoln | 106-77 |
| 01/15/25 vs Bandys | 94-70 |
| 01/14/25 vs Bunker Hill | 103-60 |
| + 9 more games |
Maiden pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.5 points over those games. As for Newton-Conover, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Maiden didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 95-72 win against Bunker Hill on the 17th. As for Newton-Conover, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-53 victory against West Caldwell on the 17th.
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