The Eastern View Cyclones will head out on the road to square off against the Mechanicsville Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Monday, Eastern View came up short against Courtland and fell 52-42.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsville waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 65-29. 65 seems to be a good number for the Mustangs as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Eastern View better focus on containing Carys Khan and Kate Carlton as the pair were huge in Mechanicsville's win. Khan went 5-for-10 on her way to 14 points and five steals, while Carlton posted 13 points and five steals. Carlton is becoming a predictor of Mechanicsville's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 4-1 (and 7-10 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Madeline Frantz, who put up 11 points and five boards.
The victory got Mechanicsville back to even at 11-11. As for Eastern View, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Eastern View was taken down by Mechanicsville 65-22 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Eastern View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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