Middle Creek lost against Sanderson back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Middle Creek Mustangs fell 60-52 to the Sanderson Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Spartans are ranked 34th).
Despite the loss, Middle Creek still got an impressive performance from Yasir Hall, who scored 25 points along with two blocks. Another player making a difference was George Daniels, who had seven points plus seven assists and seven rebounds.
Nathan Fife was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 11 assists for Sanderson. The match was Fife's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Gordie Balas was another key player, going 6 for 11 en route to 16 points plus two steals.
Middle Creek's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Sanderson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Middle Creek has already played their next matchup, a 68-37 loss against Garner on the 6th. As for Sanderson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-53 victory against Rolesville on the 7th.
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