The Midland Rebels will square off against the Merryville Panthers on Thursday. One thing working in Midland's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Midland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat West St. Mary 60-26. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 189th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Merryville strolled past East Beauregard with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 57-40.
Midland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. Merryville's record is now 20-8.
Midland couldn't quite finish off Merryville in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 and fell 54-51. Can Midland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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