Preview: Urbana Hawks vs. Frederick Cadets
The Urbana Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Frederick Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, a fact Urbana proved on Tuesday. They blew past Seneca Valley 63-42.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Urbana to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sean Pyles, who scored 27 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pyles has scored all season. Kaden Swing was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Frederick had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.1 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Hagerstown with a sharp 80-60 victory. Frederick has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Frederick found their leader in underclassman JJ Addison, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ivan Quijada, who scored 15 points.
Urbana now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Frederick, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Thursday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Urbana have been dynamite from deep this season, having drained 38.7% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Frederick struggles in that department as they've made 49.9% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Urbana might still be hurting after the 56-32 defeat they got from Frederick when the teams last played on February 6th. Can Urbana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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