The Maplewood Rockets will head out to take on the Champion Golden Flashes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Maplewood came up short against Lakeview and fell 66-57. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Champion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt a 67-36 defeat at the hands of Bristol.
Champion's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Maplewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Maplewood suffered a grim 70-50 defeat to Champion in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Champion's Marky Nolan, who posted 26 points. Now that Maplewood 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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