Middlesex is 0-10 against Lancaster since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Middlesex Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Lancaster Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Middlesex sitting on nine straight victories and Lancaster on 12.
Middlesex extended their postseason success on Thursday against Northampton. They had just enough and edged the Yellowjackets out 63-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Malik Dandy, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. JaQuan Griffin was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, after only one point in their last matchup, Lancaster made sure to put some points up on the board against Westmoreland on Thursday. Lancaster took down Westmoreland 64-49. Given Lancaster's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Westmoreland is ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Troy Henderson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points. Henderson is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Daveon Smith, who scored eight points along with 16 rebounds and six assists.
Middlesex has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Lancaster, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with that win, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Middlesex came up short against Lancaster in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 47-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Now that Middlesex 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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