Who’s playing
Mid-Atlantic Christian Mustangs @ NC Central Eagles
Current records: Mid-Atlantic Christian 0-2, NC Central 5-8
How to watch
What you need to know
After three road games, NC Central returns home. They will host the Mid-Atlantic Christian Mustangs on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET at McDougald-McLendon Arena. The Eagles strut with some offensive power as they have averaged 76.6 points per game this season.
If Mid-Atlantic Christian heads into halftime all tied, they better play a strong second half: that’s when NC Central took over last week. NC Central came away with a 77-70 victory over Longwood on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Mid-Atlantic Christian’s recent rough patch got a little tougher two weeks ago after their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. It will take them some time to recover from the 85-43 bruises App suffered. The state distributed it two weeks ago. The Mustangs were in a tough spot after the first half, already up 49-24.
Unsurprisingly, given the score, Mid-Atlantic Christian struggled to work together and finished the game with just four assists. They were demolished by their opponents in this department under the name App. The state posted 22.
NC Central’s win improved its record to 5-8. As for Mid-Atlantic Christian, their loss dropped their record to 0-2.
It was all rosy for NC Central against Mid-Atlantic Christian in their previous matchup in November 2023, as the team earned a 113-50 victory. In that game, NC Central took a 58-25 lead into halftime, an impressive feat they will look to repeat on Tuesday.
History of the series
NC Central has won every game they have played against Mid-Atlantic Christian over the last 5 years.
- November 14, 2023 – NC Central 113 vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian 50
- November 16, 2022 – NC Central 109 vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian 50
- December 30, 2019 – NC Central 108 vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian 63
