The Mattamuskeet Lakers will take on the Pungo Christian Academy Raiders in a holiday battle at at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mattamuskeet hasn't scored more than 15 points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Last Tuesday, Mattamuskeet took a blow against Northside - Pinetown, falling 57-15. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Panthers are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Pungo Christian Academy played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 76-29 loss at the hands of Lawrence Academy. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Pungo Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Mattamuskeet, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Mattamuskeet was taken down by Pungo Christian Academy 62-34 in their previous meeting back in February. Can Mattamuskeet avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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