The Mt. Zion Braves will take on the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Zion has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Mt. Zion is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Charleston: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mt. Zion blew Charleston out of the water with a 57-24 final score. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 33 points or more this season.
Mt. Zion found their leader in freshman Maddie Austin, who had 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Anderson, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mahomet-Seymour). They walked away with a 67-60 win over Bloomington Central Catholic on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by exactly seven points.
Mahomet-Seymour's victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-2. As for Mt. Zion, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Mt. Zion's way against Mahomet-Seymour in their previous meeting back in February, as Mt. Zion made off with a 55-33 victory. Does Mt. Zion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mahomet-Seymour turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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