The Maiden Blue Devils will take on the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Maiden has given up an average of 63.2 points per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Maiden is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Monday. They came up short against East Lincoln, falling 73-52. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Mustangs are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Newton-Conover was able to grind out a solid win over Foard on Monday, taking the game 63-54. The victory continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won three in a row.
Newton-Conover's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Maiden, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Maiden didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Newton-Conover when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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