Preview: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. Deer Lakes Lancers
The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will challenge the Deer Lakes Lancers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Mercyhurst Prep walked away with it. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 55-39. Given Mercyhurst Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Fairview is ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maddox Brzuz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Craig Buckner, who scored 13 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Deer Lakes waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They secured a 55-49 W over Burrell.
Mercyhurst Prep pushed their record up to 17-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Deer Lakes, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
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