Basketball Game Preview: Wayne Memorial Zebras vs. Churchill Chargers

Wayne Memorial has gone 10-0 against Churchill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wayne Memorial Zebras will venture away from home to take on the Churchill Chargers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wayne Memorial has seven straight wins, Churchill has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Wayne Memorial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Dearborn, who was ranked 25th at the time (Wayne Memorial was ranked 22nd). Wayne Memorial was the clear victor by a 77-52 margin over Dearborn on Tuesday. The Zebras have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 25 points or more this season.

Wayne Memorial's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Carlos Medlock Jr, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine assists, and Jaylohn Allen, who went 9 for 14 en route to 25 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Medlock Jr's evening made it 12 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Austin Tory was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points along with five rebounds and four blocks.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 63 points the game before, Churchill was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Belleville and fell 80-29.

Wayne Memorial pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.8 points. As for Churchill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.

Everything came up roses for Wayne Memorial against Churchill in their previous matchup on January 7th, as the squad secured an 81-11 win. In that match, Wayne Memorial amassed a halftime lead of 46-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.