North Stanly is 7-2 against Mount Pleasant since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Stanly Comets will look to defend their home court against the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
North Stanly pushed their score all the way to 57 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Union Academy 61-57. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Stanly in their matchups with Union Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Shalyn Bell, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 21 rebounds. Bell is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexie Brown, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant was beaten by Albemarle 72-36 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Mount Pleasant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while Albemarle is ranked 88th).
North Stanly's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-5. As for Mount Pleasant, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.
North Stanly took their victory against Mount Pleasant when the teams last played on February 9th by a conclusive 46-21. Does North Stanly have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Pleasant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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