Middle Creek and Cary are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Middle Creek Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Cary Imps at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Middle Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They ended the year with a bang, routing Lee County 74-53 on Saturday.
| 12/28/24 @ Lee County | 26 |
| 12/26/24 vs Western Harnett | 25 |
| 12/03/24 @ Sanderson | 25 |
| 12/15/23 @ Apex Friendship | 23 |
| 12/28/23 @ Cleveland | 23 |
Middle Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Yasir Hall led the charge by putting up 26 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hall a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Greyson Land, who posted 23 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cary had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They slipped by the Buccaneers 63-62.
Cary has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Middle Creek, their win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-6.
Middle Creek came up short against Cary in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 47-39. Can Middle Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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