Midland Trail is 1-6 against Hoover since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Midland Trail Patriots' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Hoover Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Midland Trail came up short against Greenbrier West and fell 62-53.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Justin Cooper, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Landon Syner was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Midland Trail smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hoover's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Poca by a score of 61-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Hoover might have lost, but man, Donovan Brown was a machine: he scored 31 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dane Hatfield, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Midland Trail's loss dropped their record down to 15-3. As for Hoover, they dropped their record down to 9-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Eli Campbell and Brown. Campbell has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 16.4 points, 1.3 steals, and 3.7 assists. For his part, Brown has averaged 18.3 points, 4.8 assists, and 1.1 steals.
Midland Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Hoover when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 43-40. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brown, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Midland Trail still be able to contain Brown? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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