Preview: Lincoln Park Performing Arts vs. Uniontown Red Raiders
Lincoln Park Performing Arts are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Uniontown Red Raiders on March 12th. Lincoln Park Performing Arts knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 27 contests -- so hopefully Uniontown likes a good challenge.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln Park Performing Arts had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 73-56 win over the Spartans. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Uniontown put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Grove City 67-33 on the road. Given Uniontown's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while Grove City is ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Uniontown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jamire Braxton led the charge by scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Braxton hasn't dropped below 19 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Calvin Winfrey, who scored 11 points along with six assists and four steals.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Uniontown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-4.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts was able to grind out a solid victory over Uniontown in their previous meeting back in February, winning 74-63. Does Lincoln Park Performing Arts have another victory up their sleeve, or will Uniontown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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