The Hough Huskies will face off against the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Hough came up short against West Charlotte and fell 65-53.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mallard Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took down Harding University 69-54 on Tuesday.
Mallard Creek's win came from a few key players Hough will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ahmad Savage, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lajalin Overton, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 18 points and six boards.
Mallard Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Hough dropped their record down to 7-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mallard Creek, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Hough didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mallard Creek in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 42-37 win. Does Hough have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mallard Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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