Millers Creek Christian has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Asheboro Hybrid Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in North Carolina (Millers Creek Christian is ranked 413th, while Asheboro Hybrid Academy is ranked 419th).
Millers Creek Christian won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on February 2nd. Their tough 51-30 loss to Triad Baptist Christian Academy might stick with them for a while. Millers Creek Christian has not had much luck with Triad Baptist Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by JADYN COTHREN, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Asheboro Hybrid Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past Community Baptist 52-25 at home. Asheboro Hybrid Academy pushed the score to 38-15 by the end of the third, a deficit Community Baptist had little chance of recovering from.
Asheboro Hybrid Academy can attribute much of their success to Autumn Voncannon, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Emily West, who scored 14 points along with three steals. Voncannon has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayden Mabe, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Millers Creek Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Asheboro Hybrid Academy, they pushed their record up to 11-10 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Millers Creek Christian have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.6 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Asheboro Hybrid Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Millers Creek Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Asheboro Hybrid Academy in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 38-32 victory. Will Millers Creek Christian repeat their success, or does Asheboro Hybrid Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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