The Maiden Blue Devils had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They snuck past Bandys with a 70-64 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Raheim Misher was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds. Misher is crushing the rebound category: he's posted at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cross Arias, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Bandys lost, one person who can't be blamed is Landon Vaughan. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with six rebounds and six blocks. Vaughan has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Micah Slaughter, who scored 15 points.
Maiden has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Bandys, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.
Maiden will head out on the road to face off against Lincolnton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Averaging 71.18 points so far this season, Lincolnton's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Maiden better be ready for a challenge. As for Bandys, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Caldwell at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Bandys' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches.
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