You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Mallard Creek Mavericks's strategy against the Hough Huskies on Friday. Mallard Creek blew past Hough 55-35. That's another feather in the cap for Mallard Creek, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Langston Boyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last eight games he's played. Jordyn Washington was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six assists and five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Hough lost, one person who can't be blamed is Blake Desautels. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of John Slusher, who scored eight points.
Mallard Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season. As for Hough, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season.
Mallard Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against West Mecklenburg at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mallard Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matchups -- so hopefully West Mecklenburg likes a good challenge. As for Hough, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harding University at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Harding University has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
